Larry's science teacher mentioned protozoans in one of their classes. She said that protozoans are organisms that consume other living organisms to obtain energy. In which category will protozoa be?

A. plant-like protist

B. animal-like protist

C. archaea

D. bacteria

E. fungus-like protist

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Biology

Aarav Burgess

27 June, 16:20

Larry's science teacher mentioned protozoans in one of their classes. She said that protozoans are organisms that consume other living organisms to obtain energy. In which category will protozoa be?

A. plant-like protist

B. animal-like protist

C. archaea

D. bacteria

E. fungus-like protist

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Aldo Nunez · Answer 1

In this case, the protozoa will be in category B - animal-like protist.

Animals consume other living organisms to obtain energy. Archaea and bacteria are a high level classification of different kinds of microorganisms that include many different subtypes. So these are not appropriate answers as they are not specific enough. Plant-like protists can photosynthesize which these protozoans cannot. Fungus does have similarities with animals in that it consumes living tissue to survive, however animal-like protist is the best fit for this questions.

Larry's science teacher mentioned protozoans in one of their classes. She said that protozoans are organisms that consume other living organisms to obtain energy. In which category will protozoa be?A. plant-like protistB. animal-like protistC. archaeaD. bacteriaE. fungus-like protist

Larry's science teacher mentioned protozoans in one of their classes. She said that protozoans are organisms that consume other living organisms to obtain energy. In which category will protozoa be?

A. plant-like protist

B. animal-like protist

C. archaea

D. bacteria

E. fungus-like protist