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The kingdom Protista is called as the 'dumping ground kingdom' because

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All of the undefined species are grouped into this kingdom

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The members are neither prokaryotic nor eukaryotic

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Some members such as fungi are plants

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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.

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