NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Amoeba is a protozoan and it belongs to kingdom Protista.

Detailed explanation-2: -Amoeba belongs to kingdom protista. Protists are eukaryotic organisms. They are unicellular in nature but can also be found as a colony of cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -Traditionally, amoebas were classified under Domain Eukarya, Kingdom Protista, and Phylum Amoebozoa. However, it is widely recognized that Protista is not a natural grouping. Amoebozoa are more closely related to fungi and animals than they are to other organisms included in the Protista.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The living organisms are divided into five different kingdoms – Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia, and Monera on the basis of their characteristics such as cell structure, mode of nutrition, mode of reproduction and body organization.