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Protista

(Science: biology) The kingdom of eukaryotic unicellular organisms. It includes the protozoa, unicellular eukaryotic algae and some fungi (myxomycetes, acrasiales and oomycetes).


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The Colin Leslie Dean species paradox

... that means "wise man." To date there are five kingdoms: Animalia, which is made up of animals; Plantae, which is made up of plants; Protista, which is made up of protists (single-celled creatures invisible to the human eye); Fungi, which is made up of mushrooms, mold, yeast, lichen, ...

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by gamila
Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:45 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: The Colin Leslie Dean species paradox
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... single prokaryotic cell (nucleus is not enclosed by a membrane); some form chains or mats absorb food bacteria, blue-green algae, and spirochetes Protista large, single eukaryotic cell (nucleus is enclosed by a membrane); some form chains or colonies absorb, ingest, and/or photosynthesize food ...

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by Dinkey
Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:27 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: characteristics of the six kingdoms
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Biology is not a science

... that means "wise man." To date there are five kingdoms: Animalia, which is made up of animals; Plantae, which is made up of plants; Protista, which is made up of protists (single-celled creatures invisible to the human eye); Fungi, which is made up of mushrooms, mold, yeast, lichen, ...

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by gamila
Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:15 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Biology is not a science
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Views: 1359

Protista

i did not say Protista do not have a common ancestor. yes, all life on Earth has to have a common ancestor. what i meant was that in the case of Protista, not all the descendants of the last common ancestor are Protistans; the descendants ...

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by oortclouddomicile
Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:40 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Protista
Replies: 9
Views: 4216

Protista

oortclouddomicile - how can be that protista has no common ancestor? If Eucarita has, also protista has to - same this one. And Eucariota is mophyletic undoubtedly... But... protista is extrimly divesed "group" and differensies from ...

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by Locus
Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:53 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Protista
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