Question

are desmids autotrophs or heterotrophs or both?

Answer 1

They are autotrophic and are found in deep ponds Radiolarians a single-celled aquatic protozoa (single-celled animal like protists) that has a spherical, amoebalike body with a spiny skeleton of silica. Sounds like breakfast! Movement is often by flagella or cilia. Radial .Autotrophic Protists

Four of the major taxa are Chlorophyta (green algae), Rhodophyta (red algae), Phaeophyta (brown algae), and Chrysophyta (diatoms).
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