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  • Which among the following is not a Protozoa?

    Question: Which among the following is not a Protozoa?

    Options:

    Amoeba
    Hydra
    Paramoecium
    Euglena

    Concept-
    -The five-kingdom system proposed by R.H. Whittaker (1969).
    -The main criteria for classification used by him- 
    -(1) Cell structure (2) Body organization (3) Mode of nutrition (4) Reproduction (5) Phylogenetic relationships.
    -The kingdom defined by him was named-
    -Monera- All the prokarytotes
    -Protista- All the Unicellular eukaryotes
    -Fungi- True fungi
    -Plantae- All the multicellular plants
    -Animalia- All the multicellular animals
    Explanation-
    -Protozoa is 3rd largest phylum.
    -They believed to be primitive relatives of animals.
    -Protozoa include unicellular eukaryotes. Therefore comes under Kingdom Protista.

    🔴Additional Information:
    -Protista forms a link with the others dealing with plants, animals, and fungi.
    -The boundaries of this kingdom Protista are not well defined.

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