Question

What is the largest protist?

Answer 1

Kingdom Protista :

1. It was first proposed by Ernst Haeckel in the year 1866. Protists are regarded as ancestors of all multicellular eukaryotic organisms.
2. Organisms of Kingdom Protista are microscopic and eukaryotic. They are mostly aquatic found in the sea, freshwater, and moist soil. Many protists are found in water bodies in the form of plankton. Some protists live in the bodies of animals as parasites.
3. Examples of protists are Euglena, Amoeba, Paramecium, etc.
4. The largest protist known is Giant kelp ( Macrocystis prefer).

Giant kelp:

1. Giant kelp is the largest seaweed and the largest marine algae.
2. Giant kelp resembles a plant but is not a plant. It obtains essential nutrients directly from the water by the structure known as a holdfast.
3. It grows very fast and in a single day, it can grow up to 2 feet.
4. Humans use it as food and the chemicals derived from it are used to manufacture fertilizers, toothpaste, used in pharmaceutical industries, etc.
5. Its fast growth rate and natural means of generating energy (from the sun) make it an ideal species to grow on the sea farms.