Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 21, Problem 2MC
The harmful protist blooms known as “red tides” are produced by
- a. apicomplexans.
- b. dinoflagellates.
- c. red algae.
- d. foraminiferans.
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