Question

Which statements are true of protists? Select all that apply. Partial credit will be given.

Question 5 options:

protists are eukaryotes that cannot be classified as plants, animals, or fungi.


protists are eukaryotic


some small protists are considered to be prokaryotic


all protists are unicellular, autotrophic, eukaryotes

Answer 1

The true statements about protists are:

1. **protists are eukaryotes that cannot be classified as plants, animals, or fungi.**
*(This statement is true as protists are a diverse group of eukaryotic organisms that do not fit into the other kingdoms.)*

2. **protists are eukaryotic.**
*(This statement is also true as all protists are indeed eukaryotes.)*

The following statements are false:

3. **some small protists are considered to be prokaryotic.**
*(This statement is false; all protists are classified as eukaryotic organisms.)*

4. **all protists are unicellular, autotrophic, eukaryotes.**
*(This statement is false; while many protists are unicellular and some are autotrophic, there are also multicellular protists and heterotrophic protists.)*

So, the correct selections are the first two options.