The following evolutionary tree illustrates the hypothesized relationships among the six kingdoms and the three domains.
Many biologists have suggested revising the kingdom Protista.One current problem with the protists,as shown in the figure,is that:
A) protists are single-celled organisms and should be in a separate domain.
B) the cells of protists contain nuclei and organelles.
C) some protists,like the red and green algae,are more closely related to plants than to the other protists they are currently grouped with.
D) chlorophyll would need to evolve independently several times to account for the distribution of photosynthetic groups.
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Q21: Until the evolution of gymnosperms,plants were restricted
Q23: No single characteristic is sufficient to describe
Q42: Sexual reproduction requires the fusion of special
Q44: The first plant group to evolve a
Q46: In comparison to the above-ground fruiting body,or
Q48: Despite both having a cell wall,this adaptation
Q49: Despite some similarities in appearance and habitat
Q50: Most protists are motile,using cilia,flagella,or _ for
Q59: A mechanism for uniformly distributing water and
Q60: The main body of a multicellular fungus
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