Protozoa (kingdom Protoctista) A phylum (division) of eukaryotic, single-celled micro-organisms which show a wide variety of forms. The phylum includes some plant-like forms and animal species that are free-living, commensal, mutualistic, and parasitic, and some important disease-causing organisms.
Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia (Asia), is the world's deepest fresh water lake at 1,638 metres deep. It is 636 km long and is the world's sixth largest lake and 1,181 metr â¦ es of it is below sea level. It contains 20% of the world's fresh water which is so clear that divers suffer from vertigo.
Russia: Baikal, Lake Lake Baikal, Russia. Â© Poresh/Fotolia Lake Baikal, in Siberia, holds the distinction of being both the deepest lake in the world and the largest freshwater lake, holding more than 20% of the unfrozen fresh water on the surface of Earth.