Question

A Group of students performing an experiment collect Euglena samples from a pond and keep them in darkness in a vessel containing pond water which would be the conclusion for this experiment? A) The Euglena cells remain alive because they are completely heterotrophic and feed on the organic matter present in the pond water. B) The Euglena cells die because they are completely autotrophic in nature and are unable to create food in the absence of sunlight. C) The Euglena cells, which are both autotrophic and heterotrophic, remain alive even in the absence of sunlight because they

Answer 1

The conclusion of this experiment would be the Euglena cells, which are both autotrophic and heterotrophic remain alive even in the absence of sunlight because they are able to feed on the organic materials that are present in the pond water. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the third option or option "C".