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Protists are informally called protozoa.

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Animal-like protists are known as protozoa. They are single-celled eukaryotic organisms that exhibit characteristics usually associated with animals, such as the ability to move and ingest food. Examples of protozoa include amoebas, paramecia, and Plasmodium, the parasite that causes malaria.

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Animal-like protists are commonly referred to as protozoa.

heterotrophs

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Animal-like protists are informally called protozoa.

Plant-like protists are called protophyta.

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The animal-like protists are known as protozoans.

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They are called Protozoans

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Protists are informally called protozoa.

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paramecium

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How do animal-like protists differ from plant-like protists?

Animal-like protists are autotrophic, while plant-like protists are heterotrophic.


How do animal -like protists differ from plant-like protists?

Animal-like protists are autotrophic, while plant-like protists are heterotrophic.


How would you describe animal-like-protists?

animal-like protists


What is the difference between animals and animal like protists?

Animal-like protists are unicellular~


How does this animal like protists get food?

I don't know, I'm looking for that answer as well.


Where do animal like protists live?

Animal-like protists live in moist and damp places


Is volvox animal like protists or plant like protists?

Plant like protist


How would you describe animal-like-protist?

animal-like protists


Is it true that protists that can make their own food are offten called animal-like protists?

False. They are plant-like protists.


Animal like protists are known as what?

pyrrophyta ------------- Pyrrohphyta are a type of dinoflagellate which are a type of flagellated protists and sub-classification of protists. Animal-like protists would be known as eukaryotic organisms. Examples of some of the animal-like protists would be paramecium, amoeba, euglena, vorticella and most of what are historically known as protozoans.


What is a common name for animal-like protists?

Generic name for animal-like protists would be Protozoa.


What is different between animal- like protists and plant-like protists?

A plant-like protista has chlorophyll in chloroplasts to make energy from the sunlight, and an animal-like protist gets its energy from other organisms. All plant-like protists are producers, while most animal-like protists are consumers, in other words.