A light sensitive area near the base of its flagellum called an eye spot this directs it towards light as a directional response to stimuli. Therefore it can use its chloroplast to photosynthesise.
There eye spot
They use a flagellum.
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compound microscope
Euglena gracilis
Euglena
yes Euglena is a protist. It has photosynthetic pigments
Euglena are flagellated unicellular organisms, so they move by beating their flagella.... somewhat like a tadpole.
Euglena move with a whip-like extension called a flagella. The flagella allows the euglena to move around. Only one celled organisms have a flagella.
Euglena live at the surface of the water/pond!
The common name of Euglena gracilis is "euglena."
euglena does indeed have chrlorplasts.