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FITJEE
WORLD SCHOOL
Kingdom Protistaor Protoctista
General Characteristics
They are mostly unicellular, but some are multicellular.
They are true eukaryotes and are nucleated.
They get energy either from sunlight or eating other organisms.
These live either solitary or in a colony
Mostly reproduce by splitting into two(Binary fission).
Thiskingdom forms links withplants, animals, and fungi.
They are grouped into 3 categories: animal like (protozoa), fungus like, and plant-like
Accordingto the categories,they have different modes of nutrition, like heterotrophy or
autotrophy.
Plant-Hike protists (algae) have chlorophylland can prepare their own food
(autotrophic).
" Heterotrophic protistans are either free living or parasitic.
Cilia
Pseudopodia
fagelum

stgna reevoir

nucleos nucleus

hioroplast

Doeiractie vacuole
pellcke

Euglena Amoeba Paramoecium

Kingdom Fungi