What are the characterics of organisms classified in the Kingdom Protista?

Protista is a very diverse Kindom. Protists are  unicellular, eukaryotic cells. Most Protists reproduce asexually. There are three types of protists, which would be animal-like, plant- like, and fungus-like. Protists live in the water. Some Protists are  autotrophic, and some are heterotrophic.

Amebas

Amebas are unicellular and clear with a purple nucleus. Amebas live in freshwater, saltwater, and soil. They reproduce asexually. The vacule stores food for the Amebas. Amebas move by using pseudopodia, and cytoplasm streaming.

Euglena

Euglena are unicellular organisms classified into the Kingdom Protista, and the Phylum Euglenophyta. All euglena have chloroplasts and can make their own food by photosynthesis. Euglena can absorb food from their environment, and they usually live in quiet ponds or puddles.

Euglena move with a whip-like structure called a flagellum that is like a little motor. The euglena has the flagella in the front, and it moves in such a waythat it pulls it along through the water. It is attached at an inward pocket called the reservoir. The reservoir holds the flagella on.

Paramecia

Paramecia move with the assistance of small hairs called cilia which project from all sides of its body. Almost any sample of fresh water or scum will contain some paramecia, which can be seen with a low powered microscope or magnifying class. They are single celled. They are also shaped like a slipper. To gather its food, the paramecium uses its cilia to sweep the food along with some water into the cell mouth after it falls into the oral groove. most common, they reproduce asexually, but they are also capable of reproducing sexually.