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they get there food by moving place to place to obtain their food.

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Are animal-like protist producers?

No, I believe not. There are protists that are producers (autotrophs). This branch of protists are called Algae. However, the branch that you are talking about is Protozoans, and they are heterotrophic, so they need to take food in from the environment. So no, heterotrophs are not producers, so animal-like protists are not producers.


How are animal-like protists categorized?

Protists that have animal-like characteristics are categorized as protozoans. The protozoan group is further subdivided by the way in which the protozoans move. The categories include sacordinians which move using pseudopod, zooflagellates which move using flagella, ciliaphorans which move using cilia, and sporozoans which form spores.


What are 2 types of movement of animal-like protists?

Ciliary movement: Some animal-like protists, such as Paramecium, move by beating hair-like structures called cilia. Flagellar movement: Others, like Euglena, move by using whip-like structures called flagella to propel themselves through their environment.


What Can be animal like plant like or fungus like?

It is animal like because... It gains energy from other sources instead of making its own food. An amoeba cannot perform photosynthesis. It engulfs food and stores it in a place called the “food vacuole”. facts: the amoeba 🦠 is a living thing. it is an animal like others, but it is small micro sized. it contains a nucleus. other things inside of the amoeba: pseudopod food vacuole membrane endoplasm ectoplasm contractile vacuole


What are facts about animal like protists?

Type your answer here... Fungi are their own, separate kingdom. They are distinct from protists. One reason is because of the way in which fungi obtain nutrients. They are heterotrophic absorptive, which means that they secrete enzymes onto their food source and then absorb the digested material. This is akin to you squirting enzymes from your stomach onto your plate of food, waiting then absorbing the digested products through your skin. Wierd enough to put you in your own, separate kingdom. Protists fall into 2 categories, algae, who are photosynthetic autotrophs, and protozoa, who are heterotrophic ingestive.

Related Questions

Is it true that protists that can make their own food are offten called animal-like protists?

False. They are plant-like protists.


Are animal like protists are grouped by how they digest food?

yes


How do animal-like protists differ from plant-like protists?

Animal-like protists are autotrophic, while plant-like protists are heterotrophic.


What is animal-like protists?

hetorotrophs that can move,but can not make their own food


How do animal -like protists differ from plant-like protists?

Animal-like protists are autotrophic, while plant-like protists are heterotrophic.


How would you describe animal-like-protists?

animal-like protists


Animal like protists that use structures called?

Animal-like protists that use structures called pseudopods to move and feed are known as amoebas. These organisms are able to extend and retract these pseudopods to capture food particles and propel themselves through their environment.


Which group of animal-like protists captures food using pseudopods?

Amoebas are the group of animal-like protists that capture food using pseudopods, which are temporary projections of the cell membrane that helps in engulfing food particles.


How does this animal like protists get food?

I don't know, I'm looking for that answer as well.


What are the animal like protists know as?

Protists are informally called protozoa.


Do plantlike protists make their own food?

Yes, plantlike protists, such as algae, are capable of photosynthesis, which means they can make their own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water. They contain chlorophyll like plants, enabling them to convert light energy into chemical energy for growth and survival.


What is the difference between animals and animal like protists?

Animal-like protists are unicellular~