Which of the following is a characteristic commonly found in ciliates?
A) They use pseudopods as feeding structures.
B) They are often multinucleate.
C) They can exchange genetic material with other ciliates by the process of mitosis.
D) Most live as solitary autotrophs in fresh water.

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Ciliates are often multinucleate, meaning they have more than one nucleus per cell. This is a distinctive feature of many ciliates, such as Paramecium, which have a large macronucleus for metabolic and developmental functions and one or more micronuclei for reproductive and genetic functions.

Which of the Following Is a Characteristic Commonly Found in Ciliates