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A marine protist has stiff cellulose plates and two differently positioned flagella. If it multiplies rapidly, what may occur?

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The organism is a dinoflagellate. Red dinoflagellates such as Gonyaulax may multiply rapidly, making the sea appear red. Toxins released by such large populations may kill marine animals such as fishes.

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