A '''protist''' is any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and [[nutrition]]al modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds. Some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the [[organism]]s between the kingdoms Plantae and [[Animal]]ia according to dominant characteristics.
[[Category:Life]]
