Which of the following statements about protists is false?
A) Apicomplexans are the only microbial eukaryote group without parasitic representatives.
B) Foraminiferans and radiolarians are shelled protists.
C) Ciliates have great control over the direction their cilia beat.
D) Although they appear structurally simple, amoebas are not primitive organisms.
E) All diatoms are unicellular, although a few individual species associate in filaments.

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All apicomplexans are parasitic, so statement A is false. Foraminiferans and radiolarians do have shells (B), ciliates have great control over the direction of their cilia (C), amoebas may appear structurally simple but they are not primitive organisms (D), and diatoms are mostly unicellular, although some can associate in filaments (E).

Which of the Following Statements About Protists Is False