Question
Biology Question on Kingdom Protista
In which of the following kingdom diatoms are placed?
A
Plantae
B
Fungi
C
Protozoans
D
Protista
Answer
Protista
Explanation
Solution
Kingdom Protista includes a wide variety of unicellular, mostly aquatic eukaryotes these are believed to evolved from prokaryotic monerans and are the precursors from which higher organisms arise. Diatoms are fresh water or marine, eukaryotic, unicellular, golden brown algae placed in the kingdom Protista.