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| − | Protozoa (singular: protozoan) are unicelluar eukaryotic [[organism | + | '''Protozoa''' (singular: protozoan) are unicelluar [[eukaryote|eukaryotic]] [[organism]]s. Protozoa are unlike classic [[bacteria]] (prokaryotes), which do not contain nuclei or membrane-bound organelles, and [[metazoa]] (multicellular organisms), which are conglomerates of many [[eukaryotic cell]]s. |
| − | Protozoa are the most abundant life forms on [[Earth]], in number | + | Protozoa are the most abundant life forms on [[Earth]], in number ''and'' biomass.<ref>http://www-biol.paisley.ac.uk/Courses/Tatner/biomedia/units/prot1.htm</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| − | [[Category: Biology]] | + | [[Category:Biology]] |
| − | [[Category: Cellular Biology]] | + | [[Category:Cellular Biology]] |
Latest revision as of 12:54, June 23, 2016
Protozoa (singular: protozoan) are unicelluar eukaryotic organisms. Protozoa are unlike classic bacteria (prokaryotes), which do not contain nuclei or membrane-bound organelles, and metazoa (multicellular organisms), which are conglomerates of many eukaryotic cells.
Protozoa are the most abundant life forms on Earth, in number and biomass.[1]