Question

Are protists photoautotrophs?

Answer 1

Photoautotrophs:

1. These organisms use sunlight to manufacture their own food.
2. Examples- green plants, photosynthetic bacteria, etc.

Protists:

1. They are simple, unicellular eukaryotic organisms.
2. They are neither plants nor animals or fungi.
3. Examples- algae, plasmodium, euglena, amoebas, slime molds, etc.
4. Protists like algae prepare their own food using sunlight. Therefore, it can be said that some of the protists are photoautotrophic.