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seaweed does not have roots like other plants.

seaweed does not have proper leaves like most plants.

seaweed has a different cellular arrangement without a cellulose cell wall and do not have differentiated tissues.

seaweed uses a different type of chlorophyll

the protist kingdom is mostly made up of the misfits that doesn't exactly meat other kingdom requirements like seaweed.

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Seaweed is considered a protist because it lacks the true roots, stems, and leaves that characterize land plants. Seaweed shows a more simple body structure and lacks specialized tissues found in plants. Additionally, seaweed is not classified under the Plantae kingdom but rather in the Protista kingdom due to its distinct evolutionary lineage.

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Although they have many plant-like features seaweeds are not true vascular plants; they are algae. Algae are part of the Kingdom Protista, which means that they are neither plants nor animals. Seaweeds are not grouped with the true plants because they lack a specialized vascular system (an internal conducting system for fluids and nutrients), roots, stems, leaves, and enclosed reproductive structures like flowers and cones.

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yes, seaweed is a protist and not a plant

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