Question

Is Protista still a kingdom?

Answer 1

Protista:

1. Five kingdom classification given by R.H. Whittekar includes Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia.
2. Protista's traits can be summarised in the following way:
   1. Some species are single-celled, whereas others are colonial or multicellular.
   2. Because protists are members of the eukaryotic kingdoms, they have a variety of organisational structures. Protists, for example, have a nucleus, mitochondria, plastids, feeding vacuoles, and flagella, among other organelles.
   3. Protists are self-contained organisms that may also live close to other organisms.
   4. Protists can move and remain immobile at the same time.
   5. While some protists are ambulatory, using cilia, flagella, and pseudopodia as a form of transportation, others are sedentary.
   6. A protist can have either a collaborative or parasitic connection with another organism.
   7. In a collaborative connection, both parties profit from one another, whereas in a parasitic relationship, the protist benefits from the host by feeding on it.