Protists are eukaryotes and live in water or in watery tissues of organisms. Some protists resemble plants in that they produce their own food by photosynthesis, while others resemble animals in consuming organic matter for food. Protist cells are often structurally much more elaborate than the cells of multicellular plants and animals. Protists include the protozoans, most algae, diatoms, oomycetes, and the slime molds. Also called protoctist. Heterotrophic protists are the ones that need to feed on other organic matter. They Cannot produce their own food via photosynthesis or other internal chemical reactions.
euglenoids
heterotrophs
Protists can be either autotrophic or heterotrophic. Autotrophic protists are able to produce their own food through photosynthesis, while heterotrophic protists must obtain their food by consuming other organisms.
Animal-like protists are autotrophic, while plant-like protists are heterotrophic.
Amoeba and Paramecium are examples of heterotrophic protists that are capable of movement. Amoebas move by extending their pseudopods, while Paramecium move using cilia.
Freshwater protists with two flagella that can be photosynthetic or heterotrophic are called euglenoids. They are single-celled organisms that can switch between autotrophic and heterotrophic modes of nutrition depending on environmental conditions.
protists can be either one. some protists resemble animals, heterotrophic, while some resemble plants, photosynthic.
heterotrophic
Animal-like protists are autotrophic, while plant-like protists are heterotrophic.
euglenoids
heterotrophs
Protists can be either autotrophic or heterotrophic. Autotrophic protists are able to produce their own food through photosynthesis, while heterotrophic protists must obtain their food by consuming other organisms.
Animal-like protists are autotrophic, while plant-like protists are heterotrophic.
animal-like groups
Amoeba and Paramecium are examples of heterotrophic protists that are capable of movement. Amoebas move by extending their pseudopods, while Paramecium move using cilia.
Two major types of nutrition in protists are autotrophic and heterotrophic. Autotrophic protists can produce their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, while heterotrophic protists obtain their nutrition by consuming organic matter or other organisms.
Animals are multicellular, heterotrophic organisms with specialized tissues and organs for different functions, while protists are mostly unicellular or simple multicellular, with a wide range of nutritional modes including autotrophic and heterotrophic.