BIOL 1002 Chapter : Chapter20

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Protists include any eukaryote (has a nucleus, internal membranes, organelles ) that is not a plant, animal, or fungus. Some are large aggregations or colonies of single-celled individuals; others are multicellular organisms. They may absorb nutrients from their surroundings. Protists that ingest food are typically predators: phagocytosis: physically grab prey, most use extensions of the cell membrane called pseudopods to surround and engulf prey. Protists that absorb nutrients directly from the surrounding environment are of two types. Free-living types in the soil that decompose organic dead matter. Parasites that live inside the bodies of a host organism. Photosynthetic protists are abundant in oceans, lakes, and ponds, and are collectively known as algae. Single-celled, non-photosynthetic protists are collectively known as protozoa. Most protists reproduce asexually by mitotic cell division. Some also reproduce sexually: two individuals contribute genetic material to an offspring that is genetically different from either parent.

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