At One Time, Biologists Thought That Fungi Were Merely Forms

question 27

Multiple Choice

At one time, biologists thought that fungi were merely forms of plants that had lost their chlorophyll and evolved saprotrophy to obtain food. Which of the following is a reason why fungi are no longer classified with the plants?

• A) Fungal cell walls contain chitin rather than cellulose.
• B) Fungi digest their food internally.
• C) All fungi have flagella at some stage in their life cycle and plants do not.
• D) Plants are multicellular and fungi are unicellular.
• E) Plants store glycogen, while fungi store starch.

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