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Option 2 : A, B, D

The correct answer is A, B, D.

Concept:

  • Fungi are eukaryotic organisms that include yeasts, moulds, and mushrooms.
  • These organisms belong to the kingdom Fungi.
  • The organisms found in the Kingdom Fungi have a cell wal.
  • Among living organisms, they are classified as heterotrophs.

Explanation:
A. They are plants (TRUE)

  • Fungi are plants that do not have chlorophyll.
  • Fungi have a cell wall made which is made of chitin and obtain nutrients through absorption. 
  • They are unable to photosynthesis because they lack chlorophyll.
  • Fungi are either decomposers or parasites. Decomposers obtain their nutrients from decomposing biological matter

B. They cannot perform photosynthesis (TRUE)

  • Fungi do not perform photosynthesis because fungi do not contain the green pigment chlorophyll.
  • Fungi obtain their food by absorbing dissolved molecules and secreting digestive enzymes into their surroundings.

C. All fungi are unicellular (FALSE)

  • Fungi are both unicellular and multicellular.
  • With the exception of yeast, most fungi are multicellular. Yeast are unicellular.

D. some fungi help in producing antibiotics (TRUE)

  • Antibiotics can be obtained naturally from bacteria or fungi (moulds are a type of fungi) or synthesized in laboratories.
  • Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928, derived from the fungus Penicillium Notatum (a type of fungi).
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