The kingdom Protista is called as the 'dumping ground kingdom' because
A
All of the undefined species are grouped into this kingdom
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B
The members are neither prokaryotic nor eukaryotic
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C
Some members such as fungi are plants
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D
They are scavengers and feed on waste material
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Solution
The correct option is A
All of the undefined species are grouped into this kingdom
The kingdom Protista is composed of eukaryotes that are not animals, plants or fungi, and yet, similar to these in a few features. The kingdom is thus, like a miscellaneous category of organisms that do not fit in elsewhere.