A Tale Of Two Flagella By Olivia Judson

In her article, “A Tale of Two Flagella,” Olivia Judson (2010) states that the dinoflagellate is considered a plant, animal, predator, and a parasite. A dinoflagellate is defined as a large group of single celled organisms that can be helpful and harmful. Dinoflagellates are very diverse in characteristics and abilities. For example, some dinoflagellates perform photosynthesis, some have eyes, and others capture and eat prey. A dinoflagellate can look like a small brown ball that is structured as whorls and spines. Some are microscopic and others can grow as big as caviar. The good a dinoflagellate does is that without them, coral reefs would not be possible. Flagella provide about 90% of the nutrition coral needs to survive. Coral reefs