• The Kingdom Protista or Protoctista is a diverse assemblage of

THE KINGDOM organisms that can be described as "those eukaryotic

organisms which are neither true plants, animals, nor fungi.”

PROTOCTISTA • Their characteristics include eukaryotic nature, either

unicellular or simple multicellular, and both autotrophs and
heterotrophs.
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PROTOCTISTS
• Algae are one of the famous examples of
organisms under the Protoctista Kingdom.
• They are unicellular, but others are simple
multicellular organisms.
• However, they do not have true organs.
• Their cells are like plant cells.
• They are autotrophs, and they have chloroplasts,
which can make their own organic materials by
photosynthesis.
• They are usually aquatic.
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• There are different types of algae.
• First one are green algae, wherein their
green colour is due to its green pigment,
chlorophyll.
• Green algae are one of the main components
of phytoplankton.
• Brown algae is another type of algae which is
a result of the combination of chlorophyll
and other pigments, such as kelp.
• Red algae contains a pigment which hides
the green pigment.
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SIMPLE
EUKARYOTES
• All protozoa are unicellular.
• Their single eukaryote cell is similar to an animal
cell.
• They are heterotrophs, thus they do not have
chloroplasts.
• They live in aquatic environments, which can
either be fresh water or salt water.
• They can also live inside other living things.
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EUKARYOTES

• The most common types of protozoa are

amoeba, vorticella, and trypanosoma.
• Amoeba stretch out their “false feet” or
pseudopodia, to move and capture food.
• They live in freshwater ponds, feeding off
organic remains.
• They can also be parasites, and can cause
diseases.
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EUKARYOTES
• Vorticella live fixed to the bottom of freshwater puddles
and ponds.
• They have many cilia, like paramecia, which they use to
create currents of water, to bring food closer to them.
• Trypanosoma use their flagellum to move around.
• Trypanosomas are parasites transmitted by insects and
can cause diseases in people.