Introduction to Protists

The video introduces the kingdom Protista, highlighting its diverse members, including kelp, paramecium, and diatoms. It explains that protists are eukaryotic and vary in shape, size, and form. The classification of protists is complex, with numerous phyla that change over time. The video focuses on animal-like, fungus-like, and plant-like protists, starting with animal-like protists.

Why is the question 'what is a protist?' considered complex?

In what ways do protists vary?