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A protist lives in water, moves using thousands of short structures and directs food-bearing water into a gullet. Which organism and locomotory structure are correctly matched?

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Explanation

Paramoecium is a ciliated protozoan. Coordinated movement of its numerous cilia directs water containing food into the gullet. Amoeboid protozoans use pseudopodia, while flagellated protozoans possess flagella.