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Describe the characteristic features of kingdom protista.

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All single celled eukaryotes are placed under Protista, but the boundaries of this kingdom are not well defined.
Habitat : Members of Protista are primarily aquatic.
This kingdom forms a link with the others dealing with plants, animals and fungi.
Structure : Being eukaryotes, the protistan cell body contains a well defined nucleus and other membrane - bound organelles.
Some have flagella or cilia.
Reproduction : Protists reproduce asexually and sexually by a process involving cell fusion and zygote formations.
Member of Protista : Chrysophytes Dinoflagellates, Euglenoids, Slime moulds and Protozoans are under protista.
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