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protist

Tags
bio/eco
cegep/3
Word count
60 words
Reading time
1 minute

Polyphyletic group

  • Mostly unicellular and eukaryotic
  • Mostly monoploid
  • Asexual reproduction

Classification

By metabolism

Chemoheterotroph

Animal like

  • Amoeba: engulfs food by phagocytosis
  • Paramecia: has cilia and contractile vacuole
  • Euglenozoan: has flagella

Photoautotroph

Plant like

  • Diatom:
  • Dinoflagellate:
  • Red algae:
  • Green algae:

Contributors

Changelog