Entamoeba belongs to the phylum:
Correct answer: B. sarcodina
- A. sporozoa
- B. sarcodina
- C. mastigophora
- D. microspora
Explanation
Entamoeba belongs to the subphylum Sarcodina, which includes protozoans that move and feed using temporary projections of their cell bodies called pseudopodia. This is unlike Sporozoa, which are non-motile and known for their spore-forming stages; Mastigophora, which use flagella for movement; and Microspora, which are spore-forming unicellular parasites.
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