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Plantlike protists, which are commonly called algae, are extremely diverse. Like plants, algae are autotrophs. Most are able to use the sun's energy to make their own food.

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Plantlike protists, which are commonly called algae, are extremely diverse. Like plants, algae are autotrophs. Most are able to use the sun's energy to make their own food.

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Why is sunlight imporatnt to plantlike protists?

Sunlight is the source of the protists energy.


Do all plantlike protists have chloroplasts?

Plantlike protists are algae.They have chloroplast organells.


What does algae include?

It is plantlike, which means that protists are plantlike.


Why are so many other living things dependent on plantlike protists?

Because these plantlike protists make the basis of the food web.


What class is algae in?

algae are plantlike protists


Protists that have plantlike characteristics are called?

algae


What type of pigment do all plantlike protists contain?

chlorophyll


Why do plant like protists not have leaves roots stems?

Plantlike protists can move around and still photosynthesize.


What do all plantlike protists have in common?

They are all autotrophs, therefore they can do photosynthesis.


What products are made from a plantlike protists?

what are products of plant like protist


What protists are plantlike?

Unicellular Algae such as Spirogyra, Euglena, Diatoms.


What are plantlike protists called?

Commonly called ALGAE :D