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A scientist discovers a new organism with the characteristic features of locomotion and autotrophic nutrition. Which character(s) would help the scientist identify the organism belonging to Protista according to the five kingdom classification?

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The critical diagnostic characters are being unicellular and eukaryotic. A single-celled body with a well-defined, membrane-bound nucleus and locomotor organelles like flagella confirms membership in Kingdom Protista, exemplified by Euglena.

Chapter 12 Patterns in Life Diversity and Classification Solutions

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    1. Under Whittaker’s five kingdom classification, the defining criteria to place this organism into Protista are its unicellular organization and eukaryotic cellular structure. Multicellular autotrophs belong to Plantae, whereas prokaryotic autotrophs are placed in Monera. Therefore, possessing a distinct membrane-bound nucleus alongside locomotor structures like flagella within a single cell confirms it belongs to Protista.

       

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