Features of Protista are
- Protists are unicellular eukaryotes so that they contain true nucleus and cytoplasmic organelles like mitochondria, Golgi body etc.
- They show different types of nutrition. Some are photoautotrophs others are heterotrophic. Heterotrophs are saprophytes or parasites. Some protists show animal-like holozoic nutrition.
- Some protists possess locomotory organelles like pseudopodia, flagella, cilia etc.
- Protists show both asexual and sexual reproduction.
Classification of Protista are :
Divisions
Pyrophyta — Dinoflagellates
Chrysophyta — Diatoms
Euglenophyta — Euglena
Protozoa. — Amoeba