The Protista Kingdom
By Isaiah Laurencelle, Brandon Cochran, and Joey Manfarte
Domain & Species
Over 250,000 types of species are in the protista kingdom.
Types of cells, Number of cells, and reproduction types
Unique & Distinguishing Characteristics
Unique:
The Portista Kingdom lacks specialized tissue and must live in a water-based enviorment to function.
Distinguishing:
The Protista Kingdom is a category of miscellanious Eukaryotes, not closely realted to eachother.
Type of Nutriton & Method
The Protista is both autotrophic and heterotropic, and by the chemosynthesis and consumption methods.
Red Algae
Scientific Name: Rhodophytes
Lives in Water
Alveolates
Green Algae
Scientific Name: Pediastrum Borknum
Lives in Water
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3 Interesting Facts
Some authorities divide the protista into 27 phyla
In elemtary textbooks protista is split into 3 categories: Plant like algae, Animal like protozones, and Fungus like slime but this is not true.
Based protista is the most dremitive protist.