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Spirogyra is a water plant, not a protist. It is in the Plantae category. Protists are neither animal or plant, but their own category.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt is more plan-tlike. because it is a type of 'alga' which usually contain plant-like feature's.
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∙ 9y agoPhytoplankton are considered plant-like rather than plants. They are classified as plants because photosynthesize, which transforms light the sun into energy.
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∙ 11y agoBecause it has various organelles found in plants which include the cell wall, chloroplast etc.
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∙ 12y agoPlant-like. According to some, Spirogyra is a plant, a member of Virdeplantae.
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∙ 11y agoThe Genus Spirogyra is freshwater green algae ... it is a Plant
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∙ 11y agoSpirogyra would be considered a plant-like cell because it has chloroplasts. Animal cells do not have chloroplasts.
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∙ 7y agoBy whom? According to the Wikipedia article on Spirogyra, it is a plant.
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∙ 8y agoanimal-like cell i think
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Are the categories animal like plant like or fungus like useful in classifying protists?
No, because protist is any organism that is not a plant, animal, a fungus, or a prokaryote. Protists are eukaryotes that aren't members of the kingdoms plantae, anamalia, or fungi.
Is euplotes animal plant or fungus like?
Euplotes belong to Kingdom Animalia.
What are the three main sub-classificationor types of protists?
animal-like, plant-like, and fungus-like.
What are the three categories for protists based on ways of life?
Animal-Like Plant-like fungus-like
Are protists easy to classify?
Somewhat, there are three groups: Plant-like, Animal-like, and fungus-like. Protists are basically the leftovers.
Are dinoflagellates plant-like animal-like or fungus-like?
It has plant characteristics.
What organisms are animal like plant like or fungus like?
Eukaryotes
What are the 3 protists?
Animal like Protist, Fungus like Protist, and Plant like Protist
Are the categories animal like plant like or fungus like useful in classifying protists?
No, because protist is any organism that is not a plant, animal, a fungus, or a prokaryote. Protists are eukaryotes that aren't members of the kingdoms plantae, anamalia, or fungi.
Is a water snail animal like plant like or fungus like?
it is like a blend between all but mostly fungus like according to my textbook from Stanford
Is euplotes animal plant or fungus like?
Euplotes belong to Kingdom Animalia.
Are bacillariophyta plant like animal like or fungus like?
Bacillariophyta are organisms that live on trees and require sunlight. They are bacteria that are derived from and act like a fungus.
What are the three main sub-classificationor types of protists?
animal-like, plant-like, and fungus-like.
What are the three categories for protists based on ways of life?
Animal-Like Plant-like fungus-like
Are protists easy to classify?
Somewhat, there are three groups: Plant-like, Animal-like, and fungus-like. Protists are basically the leftovers.
What are microscopic living cells?
Microscopic living cells are called Protists. They are divided into three categories: animal like (or protozoan), plant like (algae), and fungus like. Protists have a wide species range because they are pretty much just organisms that don't fit into the classification of animal, plant, or fungus.
Is an amoeba a fungus?
Not all amoebae are fungi. An amoeba may be an animal, protozoa, algae, or fungus. A fungus is a plant-like heterotroph organism; single-celled fungi are called yeasts.
