NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Protista is a large complex grouping of mostly unicellular eukaryotic organisms. They are morphologically diverse and can be found in most terrestrial, aquatic, and marine habitats as free-living forms and as parasites of other protists, of fungi, and of plants and animals.

Detailed explanation-2: -Protists are found everywhere from the deep sea to the human gut, and include organisms such as plankton. Although protists critically influence the ecology and chemistry of marine ecosystems, genome-based studies of these organisms have lagged behind those of other microorganisms.

Detailed explanation-3: -These organisms live anywhere that water or moist soil is present. They may be found in an animal’s body, too. Protists can form their body into a hard-walled cyst when conditions are bad. The cyst may be carried by the wind or animals from one location to another.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most protists are aquatic organisms. They need a moist environment to survive and are found in places where there is enough water for them, such as marshes, puddles, damp soil, lakes, and the ocean.