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Notes On Protista

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CHARACTERISTICS OF PROTISTA

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  1. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PROTISTA 1. They are not plants, animals or fungi. 2. They have very little in common but are grouped together because they do not fit into any of the other kingdoms. 3. They are eukaryotes. 4. They are less complex in structure than other eukaryotes. 5. Most of them are single — celled. 6. They all prefer aquatic or moist environments. 7. They can be parasites. 8. Most of them have mitochondria. 9. They can be autotrophs or heterotrophs. 10. They reproduce asexually, some sexually. 11. Most reproduce by splitting in two. 12. They exhibit locomotion through cilia, flagella or pseudopodia. 13. Slime mold 14. Amoeba Euglena Dinoflagellate Paramecium Diatom Macroalga