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A protist that obtains its food from dead organic matter or from the dead body of another organism is called a?
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Generally protists help in decomposition of dead organic matter by feeding on them.Such type of protists or bacteria are called saprophytes
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∙ 11y agoA decomposer is an organism that breaks down the organic matter of other dead organisms to feed itself. It takes quite a while for a dead organism to decompose.
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What is a protist species that obtains nutrition by external digestion?
fungus-like
What are 5 variations of the protist organism?
The 5 variations of the protist organism are excavata, chromalveolates, rhizaria, archaeplastida, and unikonts.
Is a daffodil a type of protist?
No. A Daffodil is a flowering dicotyledeonous plant, not a protist. It is a more complex organism than the protist, with many many more cells than a protist has (which is a single cellular organism) to make what it really is.
Can animal like protists swim?
A protist is not an animal, its a single-celled organism (not technically an organism) and can "swim" in anything----------------A protist can be an animal (paramecium). A protist can be multicellular (algae) A protist is an organism because it can respond to stimuli, reproduce, develop and maintain homeostasis. They can swim in any fluid as long as it is not toxic or uninhabitable (boiling water, liquid nitrogen, sulfuric acid)) for their species.
A eukaryotic organism that lacks complex organ systems?
protist
A protist that obtains its food from dead organic matter or from the body of another organism?
Fungi
What is a protist that obtains food from dead matter?
elephant
What is a protist species that obtains nutrition by external digestion?
fungus-like
What are 5 variations of the protist organism?
The 5 variations of the protist organism are excavata, chromalveolates, rhizaria, archaeplastida, and unikonts.
What is a protist animal?
A protist is more like a germ. It is a microscopic organism.
Is a daffodil a type of protist?
No. A Daffodil is a flowering dicotyledeonous plant, not a protist. It is a more complex organism than the protist, with many many more cells than a protist has (which is a single cellular organism) to make what it really is.
What type organism is the algae?
protist
What type of organism is a protist?
single-celled
Which type of organism would not have chloroplast?
protist
In what three ways do protist heterotrophs get food?
Eating other organisms, breaking down dead matter, and invading another organism
Is the parmecium a unicellular or a multicellular organism?
Unicellular protist
What is an organism that is not a prokaryotic a plant an animal or a fungus?
Protist
