QuestionBiology / classification
Which of the following organisms are included in Kingdom Protista as given by R Whittakar?
- (a) Nostoc, mycoplasma and protozoans
- (b) Bacteria, amoeba and protozoan
- (c) Anabaena, bacteria and paramecium
- (d) Unicellular algae, diatoms, slime moulds and protozoans
Answer: (d) Unicellular algae, diatoms, slime moulds and protozoans
Whittaker's Protista: unicellular eukaryotes — chrysophytes (diatoms), dinoflagellates, euglenoids, slime moulds and protozoans. Bacteria, Nostoc, Anabaena and mycoplasma are prokaryotes (Monera).