Until Recently, Protists Have Been Classified According to Observable Traits

question 88

Multiple Choice

Until recently, protists have been classified according to observable traits such as modes of nutrition and mechanisms of movement. What is the basis for modern protist classification?

• A) their evolutionary relatedness
• B) their similarity to plants
• C) their cell wall types
• D) their types of life cycles

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