Multiple choice

Which among the following statements regarding the characteristics of dinoflagellates is incorrect?

  1. Many are thecate, having an internal skeleton of cellulose-like plates.

  2. Their chromosomes are always condensed.

  3. They are small.

  4. Dinoflagellates usually reproduce sexually.

  5. They are planktonic.
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Explanation

The most form of reproduction is asexual, where daughter cells form by simple mitosis and division of the cell. The daughter cells will be genetically identical to that of the original cell. The thecal plates may either be divided, or completely shed and then reformed.

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