Fungi lack chlorophyll and hence cannot prepare their own food. To which kingdom do fungi belong and in what form is their food reserved?

Mycota, starch

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Mycota, glycogen

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Thallophyta, starch

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Thallophyta, glycogen

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Solution

The correct option is B Mycota, glycogen
Fungi are the eukaryotic organisms which are placed in the kingdom Mycota. These organisms do not have the chlorophyll pigment and cannot produce their own food. They have heterotrophic or saprophytic mode of nutrition. The glucose molecules combine to form glycogen which is stored in the fungal cells as the reserved food material.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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