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Are all protists aerobic?


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Protists:

  1. Protists are eukaryotic, unicellular organisms that belong to the kingdom Protista.
  2. They can be autotrophic, heterotrophic, or mixotrophic.
  3. The term aerobic refers to the dependency of the organism on oxygen for its survival.
  4. Protists are mostly aerobic organisms that require oxygen for growth. Example: giant kelp, sea lettuce.
  5. Parasitic protists are anaerobes. Examples: Plasmodium, Trypanosoma.

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