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Homework 18 Part 2
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FUNGI • Are eukaryotes • Are chemoheterotrophs- make food nutrition from other sources • Do not perform photosynthesis as they lack chlorophyll. • Have cell walls typically composed of chitin • Closely related to plants than animals • Are decomposer • Saprobe-absorb nutrients from dead organic material. Significance of fungi ? Produce antibiotics and other drugs. Examples include penicillin, lovastatin, and cyclosporine. Basic shapes of fungi ? Filamentous- composed of long filaments called hyphae