What is Kingdom Protista The word “Protista” is taken from the Greek word “protistos” (πρωτίστα) which translates as "first of all" or "primitive" in English. This term was originally coined by German biologist Ernst Haeckel in 1866 to describe a group of organisms that he considered to be the simplest and most primitive forms of life. The name "Protista" reflects the idea that these organisms were the earliest and most basic eukaryotic life forms, sitting at the foundation of biological...
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