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In three kingdom classification, the kingdom 'Protista' includes

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multicellular, eukaryotic organisms only.

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unicellular, prokaryotic organisms only.

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wide variety of unicellular, mostly aquatic eukaryotes.

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wide variety of unicellular , mostly terrestrialprokaryotes.

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The correct option is C wide variety of unicellular, mostly aquatic eukaryotes.
Kingdom Protista was proposed by Ernst Hackel which included all primitive organisms like protozoan, bacteria, algae and fungi. Most of the organisms in Protista have an aquatic habitat. E.g. Euglena, Paramecium etc.

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