Question
Why is Euglena is called plant-animal?
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Answer
Euglena is called plant-animal because it possess characteristics of both plants and animals. Like plants, Euglena has chloroplast by which it can synthesise its own food by the process of photosynthesis. Like animals, Euglena does not have cell wall and acts as a heterotroph in dark.
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