Biology 2e
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Chapter 23, Problem 14RQ
The amoeba E. histolytica is a pathogen that forms liver abscesses in infected individuals. Its
- Anaerobic heterotroph
- Mixotroph
- Aerobic phototroph
- Phagocytic autotroph
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