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-Â
-(1) Cell structure (2) Body organization (3)Â Mode of nutrition (4) Reproduction (5)Â 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.
-The five-kingdom system proposed by R.H. Whittaker (1969).
-The main criteria for classification used by him-Â
-(1) Cell structure (2) Body organization (3)Â Mode of nutrition (4) Reproduction (5)Â 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.