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  • Photoautotrophic Protists: Definition, Examples & Photosynthesis
    Protists that can produce their own food are called photoautotrophs.

    Here's why:

    * Protist: A general term for a diverse group of mostly single-celled eukaryotic organisms.

    * Photoautotroph: An organism that uses light energy to synthesize its own food (like plants). They contain chlorophyll and perform photosynthesis.

    Examples of photoautotrophic protists include:

    * Algae: A large and diverse group that includes diatoms, dinoflagellates, and green algae.

    * Euglena: A single-celled organism with both plant-like chloroplasts and animal-like flagella.

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