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Phytoplankton which is a plant like protist can be fatal to animals and other plants. Algal blooms that are dead the bacteria decomposes the algae and uses the oxygen which can suffocate organisms around it.

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How do animal -like protists differ from plant-like protists?

Animal-like protists are autotrophic, while plant-like protists are heterotrophic.


When are plant like protists like plants?

Plant-like protists contain chloroplasts, just as plant cells do.


What are cryophytes?

they are plant-like protists


How is a plant like protist different from a plant?

Plant-like protists are always Unicellular.


Are protists easy to classify?

Somewhat, there are three groups: Plant-like, Animal-like, and fungus-like. Protists are basically the leftovers.

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What are the harmful effects of plant like protists?

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How do animal-like protists differ from plant-like protists?

Animal-like protists are autotrophic, while plant-like protists are heterotrophic.


How do animal -like protists differ from plant-like protists?

Animal-like protists are autotrophic, while plant-like protists are heterotrophic.


Is volvox animal like protists or plant like protists?

Plant like protist


When are plant like protists like plants?

Plant-like protists contain chloroplasts, just as plant cells do.


Plant-like protists are commonly referred to as?

for Plato users none of the above plant like protists are called algae


What is the function of the eye spot in plant like protists?

The eye spot in plant like protists function as a sensory structure.


What are cryophytes?

they are plant-like protists


What are the plant like protists?

algae


Is it true that protists that can make their own food are offten called animal-like protists?

False. They are plant-like protists.


Do plantlike protists make their own food?

Animal-like protists do not make their own food, they are consumers, which are things that consume (take in) food. Plant-like protists can, because they use photosynthesis:the process in which a plant (including plant-like protists) makes its own food with sunlight.


What is different between animal- like protists and plant-like protists?

A plant-like protista has chlorophyll in chloroplasts to make energy from the sunlight, and an animal-like protist gets its energy from other organisms. All plant-like protists are producers, while most animal-like protists are consumers, in other words.