The failure of the potato crop and the subsequent Irish famine was due mainly to a protist belonging to which group?
A)chytrids
B)slime molds
C)club fungi
D)parabasalids
E)water molds

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The failure of the potato crop and the subsequent Irish famine was caused by Phytophthora infestans, a water mold belonging to the Oomycetes group. This protist caused potato blight, leading to the death of potato plants and the subsequent famine in Ireland.

The Failure of the Potato Crop and the Subsequent Irish