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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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