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Amiraneli [1.4K]
2 years ago
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Heterotrophs obtain their food from other sources. Autotrophs produce their own food. with this in mind. What are protozoans?

Biology
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Ilia_Sergeevich [38]2 years ago
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Protozoans are free-living or parasitic eukaryotic organisms. They feed on dead and decay matter.

<h3>What are protozoans?</h3>

Protozoans are microorganisms. They are eukaryotic organisms, and they can be parasitic or free-living. They feed on dead and decay matter. Examples are amoeba, euglena, paramecium, etc.

Organisms that eat dead or decay matter are called decomposers. They clean the environment by eating the debris or decay, matter. Microorganisms like bacteria or protozoans are decomposers.

Thus, protozoans are decomposers as they feed on dead and decay matter.

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