Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Kingdom Fungi?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. With chloroplasts
The plants with chloroplast in their cells are not included in the kingdom of fungi.
Fungi are eukaryotic, non-vascular, non-motile and heterotrophic organisms. Fungi can be multicellular or unicellular, all fungi have two things in common: cell walls made of a tough polysaccharide, called chitin, which provides structure.
- external digestion of food.
- They have chitin in their cell walls.
- They are saprophytic organisms that decompose and decay the dead organisms to obtain their nutrition.
- They are sessile that means they remain in one place.
- They do not photosynthesize like plants.
- They reproduce through spores.