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Is fungi hetaratrophic?
Fungi are heterotrophic as they lack chlorophyll .
Organisms that lack chlorophyll and are parasites or saprophytes are classified as what?
They are fungi.
What is the group of seedless plants that does not have chlorophyll?
The group of seedless plants that does not have chlorophyll is fungi. Fungi are heterotrophic organisms that obtain nutrients by breaking down organic matter in their surroundings. They do not photosynthesize like plants, which is why they lack chlorophyll.
Fungi cannot make their own food because they lack?
Photosynthetic pigments or chlorophyll
What does chlorophyll have to do with fungi?
Chlorophyll has nothing to do with fungi. Fungi is a type of simple plant that does not have any chlorophyll, which is a green pigment that is used in photosynthesis.
What organisms lack chlorophyll and consist of reproductive spores and threadlike fibers represent?
Mushrooms and other fungi
What are the main characteristics of fungi?
They are plant-like heterotrophs(don't produce their own food) that lack chlorophyll. They are decomposers.
What Organism that is lack in chlorophyll?
Yes. I don't know the full extent of plants without chlorophyll, but one example is the Indian pipe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotropa_uniflora). I'd be surprised if there weren't others.
How would you classify a multicellular organism that has cell walls but no chlorphyll?
A multicellular organism with cell walls but no chlorophyll would be classified as a fungi. Fungi are eukaryotic organisms that obtain nutrients through absorption, and their cell walls are made of chitin or other substances. They do not perform photosynthesis as they lack chlorophyll.
What does a plant have that fungi doesnt?
Plants cells contain chloroplasts, allowing them to make their own food through photosynthesis. Fungi do not have chloroplasts. The cell walls of plants are made up of cellulose while the cell walls of fungi are made up of chitin. Those are only a few of the many differences between plants and fungi.
What organism has no chlorophyll?
All animals lack chlorophyll and also several plants like croton or ornamental plants and also fungi and other saprophytes( who depend on dead organic matter for food).
Why can a fungus not photosynthesise?
Fungi have no chlorophyll.
