Difference between Protozoa and Algae
No. |
Protozoa |
Algae |
1. | A single celled animals which are aquatic organisms and belongs to kingdom Protista are referred as Protozoa. | Aeukaryotic aquatic organism which are plant-like organisms, lacking of roots, stem and shoots are referred as Algae. |
2. | These are animal-like organisms. | These are plant-like organisms. |
3. | Protozoa do not contain cell wall. | Algae contains cell wall which is composed of cellulose. |
4. | These are heterotrophs and cyst is the resting unit in protozoa. | These are autotrophs and the spore is resting unit algae. |
5. | Chlorophyll is not present in the Protozoa. | Chlorophyll is present in Algae. |
6. | Protozoa are single celled organisms and can ingest particles of food with the help of phagocytosis. | Algae are single celled or multicellular organisms and can produce their own food material with the help of photosynthesis process. |
7. | Examples of Protozoa includes Euglena, Plasmodium, Entamoeba histolytica, Leishmania, amoeba, Paramecium. | Examples of Algae includes Cynobacteria, seaweeds, red algae, green algae and brown algae. |