NEET2005BotanyBiological ClassificationActual
Protists are (i) unicellular and prokaryote (ii) unicellular and eukaryote (iii) multicellular and eukaryote (iv) autotroph or heterotroph
Options
- A(i), (ii) and (iii)
- B(ii), (iii) and (iv)
- C(iii), (iv)
- D(ii), (iv)
Correct answer
D. (ii), (iv)
Step-by-step solution
A five kingdom division of organisms was proposed by Whittaker. Protista is one of that division. It is a kingdom of unicellular, eukaryotic organism. Many of them are photosynthetic autotrophs, unicellular algae and diatoms. Some protists are heterotrophic, e.g. Protozoa.