When a red tide occurs, huge numbers of microscopic organisms are filtered out of coastal waters by oysters and clams. This sometimes causes the shellfish to become toxic to people who eat them

The organisms that create the red tide are classified as
A) red algae.
B) slime molds.
C) diatoms.
D) euglenids.
E) dinoflagellates.


E

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