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They can be either heterotrophic or autotrophic. they are grouped into three categorys. Animal-like, Plant-like, and fungus-like.
I got info from here:

http://www.lanesville.k12.in.us/lcsyellowpages/Tickit/Carl/protists.html

it has way more info on that site.

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Protists have phylums that are heterotrophs and phylums that are autotroph. If memory serves, some protists can do both.

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Some protista are autotrophic, while others are heterotrophic.

Zooplankton, for example, are heterotrophic, while phytoplankton are autotrophic.

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Protozoans are heterotrophic.

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