Question

Do Protists use meiosis?

Answer 1

Kingdom Protista:

1. All the organisms of Kingdom Protista are unicellular and eukaryotic.
2. Each cell have a membrane bound nucleus and all membrane bound organelles.
3. The cells may occur in colonies but are not organised into tissues.
4. They have structures like pseudopodia, cilia or flagella for locomotion.
5. They can be either autotrophic or heterotrophic.
6. They can reproduce by either sexual or a sexual methods.
7. Some examples are amoeba, diatoms etc.

Meiosis:

1. Meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in the parent cell by half and produces four gamete cells.
2. This process is required to produce gamete cells for sexual reproduction.

Yes, protists use meiosis division:

1. Protists undergo meiosis during sexual reproduction.
2. They produce gametes that undergo syngamy to produce a zygote.