Question

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)
• D. (ii), (iv)

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

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.