Which of the following statements is consistent with the assertion that protists are paraphyletic:

a) protists are more primitive than land plants and animals

b) protists all share a common set of synapomorphies

c) some protists evolved into other eukaryotic groups

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Kelsey Berg

Biology

18 May, 03:27

Which of the following statements is consistent with the assertion that protists are paraphyletic:

a) protists are more primitive than land plants and animals

b) protists all share a common set of synapomorphies

c) some protists evolved into other eukaryotic groups

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Grayson Mcconnell · Answer 1

Answer;

A) Some protists evolved into other eukaryotic groups.

Explanation; Protists are eukaryotes, making them much more complex than the prokaryotes, such as bacteria. Protists may be classified as a paraphyletic group, since they are difficult to group under a single ancestor because of their diversity and dissimilarity from each other. Protists evolved from prokaryotes, eventually giving rise to the entire line of eukaryotes that exists today.

Which of the following statements is consistent with the assertion that protists are paraphyletic:a) protists are more primitive than land plants and animalsb) protists all share a common set of synapomorphiesc) some protists evolved into other eukaryotic groups

Which of the following statements is consistent with the assertion that protists are paraphyletic:

a) protists are more primitive than land plants and animals

b) protists all share a common set of synapomorphies

c) some protists evolved into other eukaryotic groups