Trichomonas vaginalis is a protozoan that feeds on white blood cells and bacteria living on the cells lining the female human vagina, thereby creating a common sexually transmitted disease often known as "trich.

" the feeding mechanism of this protozoan makes it a

a) parasite
b) autotroph
c) producer
d) mixotroph

A

Explanation: Autotroph is another word for a producer which would mean the protozoan would make its own food and wouldn’t need to feed off the WBC and bacteria. I don’t believe it would a mixotroph due to it not expressing the protozoan has any autotroph-like characteristics. Parasite are usually organisms that thrive and survive on their “host” but also harm them in the process this harm would be the cause of the STD and the loss of needed WBCs