Protists are now a defunct kingdom. This is because advancements in science and technology have led to better understanding of evolutionary... View Article
Organisms that are neither classified as plants, animals or fungi are classified as protists. However, all protists are eukaryotic organisms and... View Article
Protists are a diverse, unrelated group of eukaryotic organisms. The majority of protists are unicellular, however, there are also multicellular... View Article
Diatoms are microscopic, single celled algae that have a cell wall made of silica. However, unlike other algae and plants, they exhibit urea... View Article
Frustules provide diatoms access to the external environment. This is important for many biological processes such as waste removal. Also... View Article