Of the following, which kingdom contains the most diversity in terms of DNA sequences?
a. Plantae
b. Protista
c. Fungi
d. Animalia
e. All of these are approximately equivalently diverse.
B; Prokaryotes and unicellular eukaryotes (most of which are classified in the Protista) contain a far greater degree of metabolic diversity, and the DNA information coding for it, than the other three eukaryotic kingdoms combined.
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