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Q.Movement of cytoplasm in unicellular organisms is called __________.

(a) diffusion
(b) cyclosis
(c) circulation
(d) thrombosis
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Streaming cytoplasmic movement in a single cell is called cyclosis.

Cyclosis is the term for the streaming movement of cytoplasm seen within a single cell, as in Amoeba, Paramoecium, plant root-hair cells, and WBCs — it is how material is transported intracellularly. Diffusion is passive movement of molecules down a concentration gradient (not cytoplasmic streaming specifically), circulation refers to …

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