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Question
What are the important characteristics of kingdom Protista? Name a few examples from this kingdom
Solution
- They are aquatic, unicellular organisms.
- They have eukaryotic cells with well-defined nucleus and organelles.
- They show autotrophic or heterotrophic mode of nutrition.
- Some protists are parasites and few are decomposers too.
Examples – Euglena, Ameoba, Paramoecium.
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