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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.

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yes plant like protists are autotrophs. That means they can make their own food.

yes a protist can produce it's own food. All living things have to eat right?

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Not all protists make their own food. Plant-like protists and fungi-like protists do. Animal-like protists do not make their own food.

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Yes because plant like protists(commonly Known as algae) are autotrophs like plants.

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yes they do make their own food.

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yes....some protists make their own food.

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How plantlike protists are similar to plants?

They can create photosynthesis to make their own food.


Why is sunlight important to plantlike protists?

Plantlike protists, which are commonly called algae, are extremely diverse. Like plants, algae are autotrophs. Most are able to use the sun's energy to make their own food.


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Does protists make food?

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

False. They are plant-like protists.


Can plants and protists make there own food?

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Yes and no. There are producing and consuming protists; which means some will eat their food, and others will make it. There are also some protists, such as Euglena, that both prey on other protists and produce its own.


What is animal-like protists?

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What is the term for the process protists use to make their own food?

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