This page provides an overview of protists, eukaryotic, primarily unicellular organisms with diverse evolutionary backgrounds. It highlights notable groups such as Euglenozoa, Alveolates, and Strameno...This page provides an overview of protists, eukaryotic, primarily unicellular organisms with diverse evolutionary backgrounds. It highlights notable groups such as Euglenozoa, Alveolates, and Stramenopiles, detailing their characteristics and ecological roles. Additionally, it discusses the impact of downy mildews on crops, notably during the Irish potato famine, the role of red algae in food production, and the life cycles of slime molds and choanoflagellates, linking them to animal evolution.
Diatoms are another photosynthetic lineage of heterokonts. They are unicellular organisms surrounded by a silica frustule. Diatoms are an incredibly diverse group of unicellular organisms containing a...Diatoms are another photosynthetic lineage of heterokonts. They are unicellular organisms surrounded by a silica frustule. Diatoms are an incredibly diverse group of unicellular organisms containing anywhere from 20,000 to 2 million species.
