Question

A laboratory technologist has identified a new type of protist. This protist is heterotrophic, but it also appears to extend threadlike structures into its environment. How could the technologist classify this protist

Answer 1

This protist can be classified as either an animal-like or fungus-like protist.

What are protists?

• The Kingdom Protista consists of eukaryotic protists.
• Members of this very diverse kingdom are typically unicellular and less complex in structure than other eukaryotes.
• Some protists are non-motile, others exhibit locomotion through different methods (flagella or cilia).
• These may be photosynthetic or heterotrophic.
• These organisms are often described based on their similarities to the other groups of eukaryotes: animals, plants, and fungi.
• The observed protist is heterotrophic which is an animal or fungus-like character. And it appears to extend threadlike structures just like the hyphae of a fungus. Therefore, this protist can be classified as either an animal-like or fungus-like protist.

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