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Protist diversity I Level 1 Biological Diversity Jim Provan Diversity of protists In Whittaker’s five-kingdom system, eukaryotes were divided into four of the five kingdoms: Animalia Fungi Plantae Protista Kingdom Protista originally contained all eukaryotes that did not fit into one of the other three kingdoms: Mostly microscopic, single-celled organisms Extremely diverse Paraphyletic Protist diversity Paraphyly of protists Protist diversity Nutrition: Mostly aerobic and use mitochondria May be photoautotrophic, heterotrophic or mixotrophic Different modes scattered throughout different line