Protists are

heterotrophs and cannot make their own food.

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either heterotrophs or autotrophs

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autotrophs and can make their own food

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chemotrophs

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The correct option is B
either heterotrophs or autotrophs

They are simple eukaryotic organisms. Most of the organisms are unicellular and some are multicellular like algae. They have mitochondria for cellular respiration and some have chloroplasts for photosynthesis. They can be both heterotrophic or autotrophic.

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