Protists are a diverse group of eukaryotic organisms that include algae, protozoa, and other microbes. Algae range in size from microscopic to 50 meters long, and can be unicellular or multicellular. They have chloroplasts for photosynthesis and store food in structures like pyrenoids. Algae reproduce asexually through cell division or fragmentation, and sexually through processes like isogamy, anisogamy, and oogamy. Major groups of algae include the Euglenoids, Chrysophytes, Dinophytes, Chlorophytes, Phaeophytes, and Rhodophytes. Protists play important ecological, economic, and pathogenic roles in ecosystems