You are given the task of designing an aerobic, mixotrophic protist that can perform photosynthesis in fairly deep water (for example, 250 metres deep) and can also crawl about and engulf small particles. With which two of the following structures would you provide your protist?
A) hydrogenosomes and apicoplasts
B) apicoplasts and pseudopods
C) pseudopods and chloroplasts from red algae
D) chloroplasts from both red and green algae

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Pseudopods allow the organism to crawl and engulf small particles, while chloroplasts from red algae can perform photosynthesis in deeper waters, as they are adapted to absorb longer wavelengths of light. The other choices do not provide the necessary adaptations for the given tasks.

You Are Given the Task of Designing an Aerobic, Mixotrophic