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Only protists use photosynthesis, bacteria don't.

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Q: How can bacteria and protists be distinguished from one another?
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Are protists and bacteria alike?

In one way, yes. Both bacteria and most protists are single-celled organisms. However, protists are more genetically and internally similar to animals and plants, because they have a cell nucleus, which bacteria do not have.


One-celled animal-like protists are known as?

Protists are in the Kingdom Protista and can be known as unicellular, eukaryotic organisms. Animal like protists are called protozoa.


How many kingdoms are made of one-celled organisms?

3,, ancient bacteria / true bacteria / protists


Organisms that have no definite shape 0 lines of symmetry?

Organisms that are considered to be simple, such as corals, sponges, urchins, many bacteria and protists all lack bilateral symmetry. The symmetry of these animals is one of the ways they are distinguished from each other and classified into groups.


What living things are composed of only one cell?

protists amoebas bacteria


Organisms with only one cell is called?

there are the infamous bacteria and protists but there are many single-celled organisms


Protists that eat bacteria?

Yes, some protists eat bacteria. For example, a Blepharisma, a pink protist that looks a little like a deformed oval.


Why are prokaryotes divided into different domains?

Protists and bacteria are grouped into different domains because the Protists are more complex and contain a membrane backed nucleus which bacteria lacks. Furthermore, Protists eat bacteria and bacteria decomposes Protists. Bacteria is not made of cells and Protists are photosynthetic.


What is one reason why the classification of protists in one kingdom is difficult?

One reason it is difficult to classify protists in to a single kingdom is because protists include a vast selection of organisms that are not necessarily related. The method of movement and their habitat can vary greatly.


Bacteria and protists both undergo conjugation why is this process more complex in protists than in bacteria?

Conjugation in bacteria is less complex because the DNA is only transferred to the one other cell. Conjugation in protist is more complex because the DNA from both cells are being put together to form a whole new cell.


What does this phase mean distinguished?

it means it is different from one thing to another


The various types of electromagentic energy are distinguished from one another by their?

wavelengths