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they are classified by whether they are photosynthetic, have a flagelium and bvy if they are single or multicellular
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Protists are classified according to?
one way to classify them are according to the way they obtain nutrition. Protists that are heterotrophs are called animal like protists, whereas those that produce there own food by photosynthesis are plant like.
How are protists classified?
1. By the way they get their nutrition a. photoautotroph (do photosynthesis, have chloroplasts to produce their own energy like plants) b. heterotroph (either absorb nutrients like fungi or ingest nutrients like animals) c. mixotrophs (combine both ways to obtain nutrition) 2. The way they move a. with cilia (ciliates) b. with a flagella (flagellates) c. by expanding and contracting their cytoplasm (look at a video of ameoba moving)
What characteristics do scientists use to classify protists?
Protists are difficult to classify, and classification has changed over time. Modern definitions of protists are: "any eukaryote that is not an animal, (land) plant, or (true) fungus" and the second, which describes them mostly by functional or biological terms: "eukaryotes that are never multicellular, that either exist as independent cells, or if they occur in colonies, and do not show differentiation into tissues." Modern classification uses monophyletic groups that are based on ultrastructure, biochemistry, and genetics. visit the Related Link for more information.
Is protista autotrophic or heterotrophic?
Protista, with its peculiar nature, has varieties of ways to gain nutrition. Some like algae and planktons are autotrophic, while animal-like protists such as paramecium and stentor are heterotrophic. Still others are classified as being mixotrophic, which means that they are both capable of obtaining food from others and from inorganic sources.
Which group of organisms includes only multicellular heterotrophs?
Protists
What stops scientist from classifying plantlike protists as plants?
Plant like protists cannot be classified as plants because unlike plants, some plant like protists use chemicals to produce food which makes the protists look different colors.
How do animal-like protists differ from plant-like protists?
Animal-like protists are autotrophic, while plant-like protists are heterotrophic.
Protists are classified according to?
one way to classify them are according to the way they obtain nutrition. Protists that are heterotrophs are called animal like protists, whereas those that produce there own food by photosynthesis are plant like.
How do animal -like protists differ from plant-like protists?
Animal-like protists are autotrophic, while plant-like protists are heterotrophic.
Is volvox animal like protists or plant like protists?
Plant like protist
When are plant like protists like plants?
Plant-like protists contain chloroplasts, just as plant cells do.
What are some differences between animal-like protists and plant-like protists?
The best way to tell the difference between plants and plant-like protists is that plant cells are part of a bigger structure, whereas plant-like protists are mostlyunicellular.Animal-like protists are even more different- for example, they are heterotrophs, so they can't make their food and don't have chloroplasts.
Are there one celled organisms classified in the plant kingdom?
There are one-celled organisms classified in the plant kingdom. The popular ones are protists which are classified as animals as well as plants.
Describe three ways that protist differ from each other?
Protists are the miscellaneous group out of the six kingdom, so as long as they are eukaryotic they are protist. They can be heterotrophs or autotrophs, they can be multicellular or single-celled
Plant-like protists are commonly referred to as?
for Plato users none of the above plant like protists are called algae
What is the function of the eye spot in plant like protists?
The eye spot in plant like protists function as a sensory structure.
What are the harmful effects of plant like protists?
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