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Classification of the Living World — Question 4

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Question 4

Write one characteristic feature of Kingdom Fungi. Why are they not a part of Kingdom Plantae?

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One characteristic feature of kingdom fungi is that they are unicellular as well as multicellular and heterotrophs (either parasite or saprophyte).

Fungi are not a part of Kingdom Plantae because they are heterotrophs and plants are autotrophs. They do not have chloroplast and thus they cannot produce their own food.