Definition of PROTISTS. Meaning of PROTISTS. Synonyms of PROTISTS

- A protist (/ˈproʊtɪst/ PROH-tist) or protoctist is any eukaryotic organism that is not an animal, plant, or fungus. Protists do not form a natural group...
- are no longer classified together in one group. The best known amoeboid protists are Chaos carolinense and Amoeba proteus, both of which have been widely...
- Coccolithop**** s**** Many protists have protective s**** or tests, usually made from silica (gl****) or calcium carbonate (chalk). Protists are a diverse group...
- Marine protists Marine protists are defined by their habitat as protists that live in marine environments, that is, in the sal****er of seas or oceans...
- Protozoa as a subgroup of mostly motile Protists. Others class any unicellular eukaryotic microorganism as Protists, and make no reference to 'Protozoa'...
- This means that it is difficult to define protists due to their extreme differences and uniqueness. Protists are a polyphyletic [(of a group of organisms)...
- amoeba or amoeboids. Other protists are not motile, and consequently have no built-in movement mechanism. Unicellular protists comprise a vast, diverse...
- earliest eukaryotes were likely protists. Mating and ****ual reproduction are widespread among extant eukaryotes including protists such as Paramecium and Chlamydomonas...
- are typically unicellular. Unicellular eukaryotes are sometimes called protists. Eukaryotes can reproduce both a****ually through mitosis and ****ually through...
- protists, considered a major clade and superphylum within Eukarya. They are currently grouped with the stramenopiles and Rhizaria among the protists with...