Question

How do you classify protists?

Answer 1

Protists:

1. Protists are simple eukaryotic organisms that are neither classified as plants or animals or fungi.
2. Protists are unicellular organisms and can be found as a colony of cells.
3. Most protists live in habitats of water, damp terrestrial environments, or even parasites.

Classification:

1. Protists are mainly divided into three categories- animal-like, plant-like, and fungus-like.
2. The protists that are classified as animal-like are known as protozoa.
3. The plant-like protists are the algae.
4. The protists that are classified as fungus-like are slime molds and water molds.