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Since some protists are both plant like and animal like and "didn't fit" anywhere else they were put into their own kingdom.FalseTrue

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Since some protists are both plant like and animal like and "didn't fit" anywhere else they were put into their own kingdom.FalseTrue

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True. Protists are a diverse group of organisms that were put into their own kingdom precisely because they didn't fit neatly into the other established categories. Some protists have characteristics of plants, such as the ability to perform photosynthesis, while others have characteristics of animals, such as the ability to move and consume food.

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