Characteristics of Protists

Question 1

What are protists?

Answer 1

they are eukaryotes, the first living organism to have a nucleus
unicellular
most live in watery environments or the air
can be parasites, free-living, or live in colonies
can be autotrophs or heterotrophs

Question 2

What are the three main categories of protists?

Answer 2

aniaml-like protists, plant-like protists, and fungus-like protists