CELL WALL OF PROTISTS AND IT'S COMPOSITION

Protists include all microscopic organisms that are not

bacteria, fungi, plants or animals. Most are single-celled
and live in aquatic environments. Protozoa, algae and
slime molds are examples of protists. Protozoans, like
amoebae, paramecia and trichomonas, are animal-like
unicellular organisms. They lack cell walls. Algae are
plant-like protists. Many have cell walls that contain
intertwined and crisscrossed microfibrils of cellulose, a
molecule made up of repeating units of the sugar glucose.
Other substances that may be present in algae cell walls
include proteinaceous materials, silica, calcium carbonate
and polysaccharides. Fungus-like protists may or may not
have cell walls. Water molds have cell walls composed of
cellulose and glycans. Slime molds possess cellulosic cell
.walls only during specific life stages

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