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What characteristics distinguish protozoa from algae protists?

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What characteristics distinguish protozoa from algae protists?

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The main differences are: algae are autotrophic capable of carrying on photosynthesis protozoans are not; protozoans are unicellular, while some algae are multicellular; protozoans do not contain a cell wall algae contain one made of glycoproteins and polysaccharides. Algae contains chloroplasts protozoans do not.