Assuming that all of the flagella found among the various types of protists require the same amount of ATP per unit time to operate, and assuming that all of an individual protist's flagella are in use simultaneously, then which of these protists should use the greatest amount of ATP per unit time to move about?

a. Chlamydomonas
b. dinoflagellates
c. euglenids
d. diplomonads
e. golden algae


Ans: d. diplomonads

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