WHAT IS LIFE? A GUIDE TO BIO 3E+LAUNCHPA
WHAT IS LIFE? A GUIDE TO BIO 3E+LAUNCHPA
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ISBN: 9781319103316
Author: PHELAN
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
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Fungi make up their own monophyletic kingdom within the eukarya domain. Most fungi are eukaryotic and multicellular and sessile decomposers. They lack chlorophyll and are heterotrophic. Although they were originally thought to be plants lacking chlorophyll, it turns out that they have little in common with plants.

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