stentors and other larger protista
photosynthesis they get food from the sun, so they make their own sugars
Closterium uses photosynthesis to make it's own food.
no
Most species of desmids need mucilage so they can move.
Desmids are able to move by extruding mucilage from an apex and moving in the opposite direction.
for their color
Desmids are a very colorful and different group of freshwater algae. They are microscopic flowerless plants. They do not have roots, stems, or leaves.
Marine
Their poly symmetric structure
ducks
Desmids are a division of green algae.