A protozoan cyst differs from a helminth egg in that

A. the chromosome is free in the cytoplasm of a cyst, but enclosed in a nucleus in an egg.
B. a cyst is metabolically active, but an egg is not.
C. the cyst can germinate to form the organism but the egg must be fertilized.
D. cysts have a uniform structure, but eggs have a wide variety of morphologies.


Answer: C

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