Biology 12th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078024269
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-426-9

Chapter 21 - Protist Evolution and Diversity - Assess - Page 393: 3

Answer

c. cysts

Work Step by Step

When environmental conditions are unfavorable, protists can form spores or cysts, which are dormant phases of the protist life cycle, that can survive until favorable conditions return. Therefore, the feature that allows protists to survive harsh environmental conditions would be c. cysts.
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