Today, protists are classified into several clades, and there is no single clade for protists exclusively. Which statement BEST explains the reason for the new classification of protists?Required to answer. a. The common ancestor of protists also gave rise to other eukaryotic groups.

b. Some protists reproduce asexually by mitosis, whereas others reproduce both asexually and sexually.

c .Although most protists are unicellular, quite a few protists are multicellular.

d. Protists display a far greater degree of diversity than any other eukaryotic kingdom.