Q3 / 160 · JIPMER 2005 · Botany

Protists are (i) unicellular and prokaryote (ii) unicellular and eukaryote (iii) multicellular and eukaryote (iv) autotroph or heterotroph

  • A
    (i), (ii) and (iii)
  • B
    (ii), (iii) and (iv)
  • C
    (iii), (iv)
  • Correct answer
    D
    (ii), (iv)

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.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.

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