Question

Why has the kingdom protista been abandoned? see concept 28.1 (page 592) view available hint(s) why has the kingdom protista been abandoned? see concept 28.1 (page 592) some protists are multicellular. the kingdom protista is not monophyletic. some protists are more closely related to plants, animals, or fungi than they are to other protists. some protists are as small as prokaryotes. the second and third answers are correct. submit?

Answer 1

The answer is the second and third answers. Kingdom Protista is a polyphyletic taxon, meaning they did not evolve from one common ancestor, unlike what you see from a monophyletic taxon. Because they come from multiple ancestors, they share more similarities with other organisms from other kingdoms, rather than themselves.