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ProfessorProtists play a crucial role in causing diseases such as malaria, giardiasis, and toxoplasmosis. They are also used in research to understand cellular processes and develop new drugs. Additionally, some protists serve as indicators of water quality in environmental assessments.
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What are the economic importance and disadvantage of plant like protists?
Plant-like protists, such as algae, have economic importance as they are used in various industries like food production, pharmaceuticals, and biofuels. They also contribute to aquatic ecosystems by forming the base of the food chain. However, some plant-like protists can cause harmful algal blooms, resulting in ecosystem imbalances and economic losses in fisheries and tourism.
How do animal -like protists differ from plant-like protists?
Animal-like protists are autotrophic, while plant-like protists are heterotrophic.
Why are protists considered advanced?
There are many ways in which protists are more advanced than bacteria. Protists possess a nucleus. Protists can also be unicellular or multicellular while bacteria is only unicellular.
Is protista unicellular and multicellular?
Multicellular protists are grouped with unicellular protists because multicellular protists are very similar to unicellular protists. A protist is any organism that is not a plant, an animal, a fungus, or a prokaryote.
Are protists hetertrophs?
Yes they are. Protists can be Parameciums and Ameboas and they are heterotrophs.
