Practice question
Question
An organism absorbs soluble organic matter from dead material, has a wall containing chitin and stores reserve food as glycogen and oil droplets. In which kingdom should it be placed?
Explanation
The organism belongs to Kingdom Fungi. Fungi are absorptive heterotrophs, their walls contain chitin and other polysaccharides, and their reserve food is stored as glycogen and oil droplets.
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