Euglena is a unicellular protist. Other examples of protists include amoeba and paramecium. Euglena are unique because they behave like plants and like animals depending on the environment. They have a light-detecting eye spot that detects light. Because of this, we might expect euglena to

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Euglena is a unicellular protist. Other examples of protists include amoeba and paramecium. Euglena are unique because they behave like plants and like animals depending on the environment. They have a light-detecting eye spot that detects light. Because of this, we might expect euglena to

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Because of the descriptions given above you might expect the euglena as an animal cell. In darkness, it uses its light-detecting eye spot to detect where light is and manipulate its way around. It can move because it also has a tail called flagellum that propels it in the water.