Protista
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Protista
From New Latin, dating back to 1875–80; see origin at protist
Example Sentences
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Because bacteria lack nuclei, mitochondria, and chloroplasts, all prokaryotes were placed in kingdom Monera, while single-celled eukaryotic organisms remained in kingdom Protista.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018
Researchers found that organisms were more complex than what they had thought initially, so they developed a system of classification that included the six kingdoms: Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018
Science is only now learning the true impact of the group Protista.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Eukaryotic organisms that did not fit the criteria for the kingdoms Animalia, Fungi, or Plantae historically were called protists and were classified into the kingdom Protista.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
But the true evolutionist will only look on the group of the Protista as containing forms that represent the parent condition of both vegetables and animals.
From The Gospel Of Evolution From "The Atheistic Platform", Twelve Lectures by Aveling, Edward
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