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Author: Alton Biggs
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The other name used for animal-like protists.

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Organisms belonging to the Kingdom Protista are eukaryotes. A eukaryotic organism or a eukaryotic cell is characterized by the presence of membrane-bound organelles and the presence of the 80S ribosome. Although these organisms are eukaryotes, they are not considered as fungi, plants, or animals as they follow a different mode of reproduction.

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Protists are further classified into three types; animal-like, fungi-like, and plant-like protists, based on the mode of nutrient intake. The animal-like protists are also known as protozoans, plant-like protists as algae, and fungi-like protists as molds. 

Protozoans follow a heterotrophic mode of nutrition and are thus characterized as heterotrophs. In the heterotrophic mode of nutrition, an organism is unable to synthesize their food and depend on others for obtaining nutrients and energy. Protozoans generally ingest other protozoans, algae, and bacteria to obtain energy and nutrition. An example of a protozoan is an amoeba.

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The other name used for animal-like protists is protozoans. 

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