Kingdom Protista is the first kingdom of Domain Eukarya. Just like Kingdom Fungi, Protista contain forms of bacteria all throughout its Kingdom. All members in Kingdom Protista are eukaryotic cells which means they have a true nucleus, DNA and membranous organelles. They are also either unicellular or colonial. Unlike Fungi or Plantae, members in this Kingdom are motile as they can move from point A to point B. Protista's are both autotrophic or heterotrophic as they can synthesize their own food or will go out of their way to hunt it down. In order to reproduce most members will reproduce asexually. Members in this kingdom "catch all." Most of these one-celled organisms live in wet places, such as oceans, lakes, ponds, rivers and streams as this is where they are most prominent. There are two groups of protists: protozoa and algae. Protozoa move around in search of food. Algae use sunlight like plants to get their food. 5 examples of some of the organism that are found in this Kingdom are: Slime Mold, Amoeba, Euglena, Diatom and Microalga.
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