Characteristics of Kingdom Protista MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Characteristics of Kingdom Protista
- Mostly aquatic and can be found in marine, freshwater and moist soil. Some may be found as parasites on animals
- Protists are unicellular eukaryotic organisms, it means that a well-defined nucleus and membrane-bound organelles are present in them.
- The cell is surrounded by a plasma membrane and an outer covering that can be pellicle (proteinaceous layer), cuticle, shell or cellulosic wall.
- Flagella and cilia, if present, have (9+2) pattern of microtubular stands.
- Reproduction is asexual and sexual.
- Nutrition can be autotrophic as well as heterotrophic. Saprotrophs and parasites are also seen.
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