African sleeping sickness is caused by Trypanosoma brucei, a unicellular, flagellated protist that infects red blood cells after entering the bloodstream. Trypanosoma brucei is which of the following?

A. an alga
B. a protozoan
C. a slime mold
D. a diatom
E. a water mold


Answer: B. a protozoan

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