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Characteristics of Protists

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1. Characteristics of Protists

Characteristics of Protists (2)

Characteristics of Protists (3)

Characteristics of Protists (4)

Characteristics of Protists (5)

Characteristics of Protists (6)

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diverse group of mostly microscopic organisms that drift in marine and freshwater systems and serve as a food source for larger aquatic organisms

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one of a group of related organelles in plant cells that are involved in the storage of starches, fats, proteins, and pigments

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slit in the silica shell of diatoms through which the protist secretes a stream of mucopolysaccharides for locomotion and attachment to substrates

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porous shell of a foram that is built from various organic materials and typically hardened with calcium carbonate

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