AP BIOLOGY

EVOLUTION

THE ORIGIN OF LIFE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which kingdoms have photosynthetic organisms?
A
fungi and plants
B
fungi and protists
C
protists and plants
D
plants and animals
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The kingdom that a multicellular, eukaryotic, photosynthetic organism belongs to is the kingdom Plantae.

Detailed explanation-2: -Of the three domains of life, Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya, chlorophyll-based photosynthesis has only been found in the bacterial and eukaryotic domains.

Detailed explanation-3: -Photosynthetic protists have chloroplasts and are capable of photosynthesis, although not all use the same chloroplast pigments and they often have different chloroplast structure. Heterotrophic protists require organic chemicals from their environment.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 2015 Cavalier-Smith and colleagues revised that system to now include seven kingdoms: Bacteria, Archaea, Protista (protists), Chromista (algae), Fungi, Plantae (nonvascular and vascular plants) and Animalia (animals).

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