NEET BIOLOGY

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BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM PROTISTA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A new organism has been discovered living in small puddles formed on the leaves of plants in the tropical rainforest. The new organism is a single celled eukaryote with cell walls, chloroplasts, and appears to reproduce asexually.
A
It should be placed in the plant kingdom.
B
It should be placed in the animal kingdom.
C
It should be placed in the protist kingdom.
D
It should be placed in the eubacteria kingdom.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Kingdom Plantae includes autotrophic organisms with cellulosic cell wall while kingdom Animalia includes heterotrophic organisms without the cell wall.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fungi. Fungi are multicellular, with a cell wall, organelles including a nucleus, but no chloroplasts. They have no mechanisms for locomotion. Fungi range in size from microscopic to very large ( such as mushrooms).

Detailed explanation-3: -Fungi and bacteria are both single-celled organisms. What do they most likely have in common? Both fungi and bacteria are large organisms. Both fungi and bacteria can carry out all life functions in their one cell.

Detailed explanation-4: -Plant-like protists are called algae. They include single-celled diatoms and multicellular seaweed. Like plants, they contain chlorophyll and make food by photosynthesis.

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