Kingdom Protista can be described as
A)monophyletic.
B)paraphyletic.
C)symphyletiC.
D)phylogenetic.
E)polyphyletic.

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Kingdom Protista is paraphyletic because it includes all eukaryotes that are not part of the kingdoms Fungi, Plantae, or Animalia, based on traditional classification. However, this group is not monophyletic because it does not include all descendants of a common ancestor. Some members of Kingdom Protista are more closely related to members of other kingdoms than to each other, indicating multiple evolutionary origins.

Kingdom Protista Can Be Described as