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Protista

In General :
- Mostly aquatic life
- Usually unicellular
- Some asexual, some sexual, some both
- Some heterotrophic, some autotrophic

Animal-like Protista :
- Heterotrophic : pathogens, parasites, predators
- Classified by how they move :
1. Pseudopods (move with pseudopodia)
2. Flagellates (move with flagella)
3. Cillates (move with cilla)
- Disease : Malaria

Plant-like Protista :
- Photosynthetic
- Classified by their type of cell wall :
1. Euglenoids
2. Dinoflagellates
3. Diatoms

Fungus-like Protista :
- Decomposers
- Mobile at stages of life cycle
- Spores can develop cilia
- Can be parasitic

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