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What is the difference between Euglena and Paramecium?
What is the difference between Euglena and Paramecium?

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What is the difference between Euglena and Paramecium?
• Euglena is a flagellate while Paramecium is a ciliate.
• Paramecium shows animal characteristics, whereas Euglena shows both animal and plant characteristics.
• Euglena has chloroplasts but not Paramecium does.
• Paramecium is a heterotroph while Euglena is both a heterotroph and an autotroph.
• Euglena can survive long droughts without water or light, but Paramecium cannot.
• Pellicle in Euglena enables them the flexibility, but there is no pellicle in Paramecium.
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