NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Animal-like protists, such as paramecium and amoeba, are consumers moving through their habitat in search of food, then eating it. Amoeba and paramecium eat bacteria, plant matter, algae, and other tiny microorganisms.

Detailed explanation-2: -Animal like protists are single-celled consumers. Animal-like protists are also known as Protozoa. Some are also parasites. The Protozoa is often divided into 4 phyla : Amoebalike protists, flagellates, ciliates, and spore-forming protists.

Detailed explanation-3: -Protists function in various ecological niches. Some protist species are essential components of the food chain and are generators of biomass. Protists are essential sources of nutrition for many other organisms. In some cases, as in plankton, protists are consumed directly.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fungi and many protists and bacteria are also consumers. But, whereas animals eat other organisms, fungi, protists, and bacteria “consume” organisms through different methods. The consumers can be placed into different groups, depending on what they consume.

Detailed explanation-5: -Many protists, such as algae, are photosynthetic and are vital primary producers in ecosystems, particularly in the ocean as part of the plankton.