Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321918550
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12, Problem 13MC
The motile feeding stage of a protozoan is called a(n) ________.
- a. apicomplexan
- b. gametocyte
- c. cyst
- d. trophozoite
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