Biology: Concepts and Investigations
Biology: Concepts and Investigations
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781260259049
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 18, Problem 7WIO
Summary Introduction

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The traditional classification of protists with proposed changes described in section 18.5 of the book.

Introduction:

Protists are a varied group of creatures that do not fall within the categories of an animal, a plant, a bacterium, or a fungus. There are exceptions, but they are often minuscule and only contain one cell. These are eukaryotes because they have a nucleus and other organelles that are attached to membranes.

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