NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM MONERA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Protist kingdom is formed by ____ organisms.
A
Unicellular
B
Multicellular
C
Unicellular and multicellular
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -No, not all Protists are unicellular. Protists such as moulds and algae are multicellular, i.e., they are made up of more than one cell. Amoeba, paramecium and euglena are unicellular organisms belonging to kingdom Protista.

Detailed explanation-2: -protist, any member of a group of diverse eukaryotic, predominantly unicellular microscopic organisms.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which Types of Protists Are Unicellular? All animal-like protists (protozoa) are unicellular. This includes the Rhizopoda, the ciliates, the flagellates, and the Sporozoa). Many plant-like protists (algae) and fungi-like protists (molds) are also unicellular organisms.

Detailed explanation-4: -The kingdom Protista contains the single-celled eukaryotes in contrast to the bacteria which are examples of the prokaryotic cell type. Protists are a diverse group of organisms that are either unicellular or multicellular without highly specialized tissues.

Detailed explanation-5: -Protists are unicellular, eukaryotic organisms. Membrane-bound organelles are present in them and cell wall may or may not be present. There are plant-like, animal-like and fungi-like protists. Examples include algae, protozoans and slime molds respectively.

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