Do protists need light?

Do protists need light?

Protists that eat other organisms, or decaying parts of other organ- isms, are animal-like protists, or They include many forms, all single-celled. Protozoa cannot use sunlight as a source of energy and they must move around to obtain the energy they need to survive.

Why do protists need sunlight?

They are producers just like plants are. They take in the sun’s energy and use it to make food through photosynthesis. These plant-like protists are also known as algae, which has a green pigment(many other colors also).

Is Protista cellular or unicellular?

Protist, any member of a group of diverse eukaryotic, predominantly unicellular microscopic organisms. They may share certain morphological and physiological characteristics with animals or plants or both.

What do you need to know about protist cells?

Christie has a B.S. and an M.S. in Biology. She teaches life and chemical science courses at college, high school, and middle school levels in MA. Protists are an extremely diverse group of eukaryotic organisms. This lesson provides an overview of various protist cells, including their structures, organelles, shapes, and sizes. Updated: 10/24/2019

How are most protists heterotrophs or photoautotrophs?

Some protists are heterotrophs and ingest food by phagocytosis, while other types of protists are photoautotrophs and store energy via photosynthesis. Most protists are motile and generate movement with cilia, flagella, or pseudopodia.

How are protists different from other eukaryotes?

While it is likely that protists share a common ancestor (the last eukaryotic common ancestor ), the exclusion of other eukaryotes means that protists do not form a natural group, or clade.

How are protists able to swim through liquids?

Paramecia are covered in rows of tiny cilia that they beat to swim through liquids. Other protists, such at amoebae, form cytoplasmic extensions called pseudopodia anywhere on the cell, anchor the pseudopodia to a surface, and pull themselves forward. Some protists can move toward or away from a stimulus; a movement referred to as taxis.

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