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Ivan
3 years ago
8

The term "Protista" in Latin means "the first." Why did biologists use this word as the name for organisms in kingdom Protista?

Biology
1 answer:
julia-pushkina [17]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

I believe that the protists were the first organisms on earth. And the other 5 kingdoms then came from the protists.

I think that's it! :)

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