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It improves the quality of the soil (or water if they are aquatic). Most generally, the action of decomposers improve the surrounding environment by releasing the nutrients locked up in organis matter.

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What characteristic would you use to place a protist with a cell wall in to either the plantlike or funguslike protists?

You would place a protist with a cell wall in the plantlike group, as most plantlike protists, such as algae, have cell walls made of cellulose. Funguslike protists, such as slime molds, do not typically have cell walls composed of cellulose.


Is animal like protists a decomposer?

Yes, some animal-like protists can act as decomposers by breaking down organic matter to obtain nutrients. These protists play a crucial role in nutrient recycling in ecosystems by recycling organic material into simpler compounds that can be used by other organisms.


How are funguslike protist similar to fungi?

Fungus-like protists, such as water molds and slime molds, resemble fungi in terms of their absorptive nutrition and similar body structures. Both groups use structures like hyphae to absorb nutrients from their surroundings and often play similar ecological roles in ecosystems. However, fungus-like protists are classified in different taxonomic groups than true fungi.


What is a name of a protist?

Algae is a name of a protist. It is a plant protist. An example of animal protist is protozoan. Most of the protists are single-celled organisms.


What is an example of a dependent protist?

An example of a dependent protist is an apicomplexan parasite like Plasmodium, the causative agent of malaria. This protist depends on a host organism for survival and reproduction, and cannot live independently outside of a host cell.

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What is funguslike protist?

a consumer


What are organisms that are animal-like plantlike or funguslike?

PROTIST


What are three characteristics of the funguslike protist?

They all are heterotrophs, have cell walls, and use spores to reproduce.


What type of protist is plasmodium falciparum?

Funguslike protist plasmodium is a mold which can move during certain times in its life cycle while Plasmodium which causes malaria is an infectious parasite grown in the stomach of a mosquito and cultivated in the human liver.


What characteristic would you use to place a protist with a cell wall in to either the plantlike or funguslike protists?

You would place a protist with a cell wall in the plantlike group, as most plantlike protists, such as algae, have cell walls made of cellulose. Funguslike protists, such as slime molds, do not typically have cell walls composed of cellulose.


What are common names for the protist?

AnswerA protist is a cell. It is like bacteria. Also protist is living. It is most likely being used in an ecosystem.Answer:A classification group into which are placed all organisms other than the prokaryotes, plants, fungi and animals.A protist had NOTHING to do with bacteria, they are in different groups in the five kindoms, many protists are single celled, although there are many protists that are multicellular or colonial.


Is animal like protists a decomposer?

Yes, some animal-like protists can act as decomposers by breaking down organic matter to obtain nutrients. These protists play a crucial role in nutrient recycling in ecosystems by recycling organic material into simpler compounds that can be used by other organisms.


How are funguslike protist similar to fungi?

Fungus-like protists, such as water molds and slime molds, resemble fungi in terms of their absorptive nutrition and similar body structures. Both groups use structures like hyphae to absorb nutrients from their surroundings and often play similar ecological roles in ecosystems. However, fungus-like protists are classified in different taxonomic groups than true fungi.


Can protists be parasites or decomposers?

Yes, protists can be parasites, living off a host organism. Some protists are known to cause diseases in animals and humans. Protists can also act as decomposers, breaking down organic matter in ecosystems and recycling nutrients.


Why are protist so important to us?

Protists help in the process of producing oxygen.


Is malaria a protist?

Malaria is a protist


Is an insect a producer consumer or decomposer?

Insects are consumers. Generally if something is not a plant, then it's a consumer. If it eats dead things then it is a scavenger. Fungi are decomposers.