Question 14 — A researcher identified a unicellular - Questions at the end of the chapter - Chapter 12 - Patterns in Life: Diversity and Classification

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Question 14
A researcher identified a unicellular eukaryotic organism as fungi. What identification key would you suggest according to the five kingdom classification to keep a unicellular organism in the Kingdom Fungi?
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  • The identification key is the cell wall made of chitin together with a heterotrophic, absorptive mode of nutrition.
  • Yeast is unicellular yet placed in Fungi for exactly this reason — its chitin wall and absorptive feeding.
A Unicellular Fungus Look for a chitin cell wall Plus absorptive heterotrophic feeding These keep yeast within Fungi
Back to: 12.6.3 Kingdom Fungi
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