Origins of Eukaryotic Diversity
Subject:
Biology [1]
Tags:
Biology [2]
Protista [3]
reproduction [4]
organelles [5]
Plant physiology [6]
Photosynthesis [7]
Protist [8]
Algae [9]
Brown algae [10]
Green algae [11]
Eukaryote [12]
Slime mold [13]
Overview: AWorld in a Drop of Water ? In the past, taxonomists classified all protists in a single kingdom, Protista. ? However, it is now clear that Protista is in fact paraphyletic. ? Some protists are more closely related to plants, fungi, or animals than they are to other protists. ? As a result, the kingdom Protista has been abandoned. ? Various lineages are recognized as kingdoms in their own right. ? Scientists still use the convenient term protist informally to refer to eukaryotes that are not plants, animals, or fungi. Concept 28.1 Protists are an extremely diverse assortment of eukaryotes ? Protists exhibit more structural and functional diversity than any other group of organisms.