Answer:
The Correct answer is... C. Protists are a catch-all group for eukaryotes that aren't plants, fungi, or animals.
Explanation:
Let's break it down!
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A. Protists are all heterotrophic.
The given statement in answer choice A. is (partially correct) FALSE.
The following statement is TRUE... The protist is classified as either autotrophs or heterotrophs.
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B. Protists can't live in freshwater.
The given statement in answer choice B. is also FALSE.
TRUE... Nearly all protists exist in some type of aquatic environment, including freshwater.
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C. Protists are a catch-all group for eukaryotes that aren't plants, fungi, or animals.
The given statement in answer choice C. is CORRECT!
TRUE... As the catchall term for eukaryotic organisms that are not animals, plants, fungi, or any single phylogenetically related group, it is not surprising that few characteristics are common to all protists.
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D. Protists are all parasitic.
The given statement in answer choice D. is (partially correct) FALSE.
TRUE... Many protists are pathogenic parasites that must infect other organisms to survive and propagate.
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Therefore, the correct answer choice is C.
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