heterotrophic protists examples

Earth Science: Single-celled Organisms – Autotrophic single-celled Organisms In contrast to heterotrophic single-celled organisms, autotrophic single- celled organisms use the process of photosynthesis to produce their own organic molecules of nutrition from inorganic molecules. Diatoms are a typical example of this group. They account for a major part of the world’s plankton and are therefore … Read more