Which of the following scientist created the group Protista for both unicellular plants and animals?
A
Haeckel
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B
Pasteur
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C
Lister
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D
Koch
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Solution
The correct option is A Haeckel In the year 1866, Ernst Haeckel proposed the three kingdom classification. The three kingdoms are protista, plantae and animalia. Protista includes the organisms which have chloroplast and resemble plants as well as the organisms which resemble animals. The group of protists are divided into two groups as plant-like protists and animal-like protists.