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1. Members of the supergroup Amoebozoa are characterized by A) locomotion via ps

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Question

1. Members of the supergroup Amoebozoa are characterized by

A) locomotion via pseudopodia

B) hard shells composed of calcium carbonate

C) plastids acquired through tertiary endosymbiosis

D) alveoli beneath the plasma membrane

E) the presence of a feeding grove

I choose answer D and got it wrong. Can you please explain why D is wrong. Also, which is the correct answer and why

2. Which of the following characteristics are shared by animals and fungi? Check all that apply.

A)cell walls

B)derived from protists

C)autotropic

D)absorptive nutrition

E) secrete digestive enzymes

I choose answer D and E and got it wrong. Can you please explain why they are wrong. Also, which is the correct answer and why

Explanation / Answer

Members of the supergroup Amoebozoa are characterized by   locomotion via pseudopodia

characteristics are shared by animals and fungi are absorptive nutrition and secreate digestive enzymes( beacuse animal also absorb nutrients in intestines and fungi also take nutrients by absorption, animal secrete digestive enzymes such as amylose, lipase etc do digest food and fungi also secrete enzymes to decompose complex food like pectin or cellulose.