Question

Suma's mother bought an umbrella like structure to prepare gravy . Identify:
a) what is that structure?
b) to which kingdom does it belong to?
c) write two characteristic features of the organism belonging to this kingdom
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Answer 1

The item is Mushroom.
A)
the mushroom forms the structures of a "fruiting body" that will eventually produce and disperse spores

B)
A mushroom is a fungus, therefore itbelongs to the group fungi

C)

General Characteristics of Fungi:

• Decomposers – the best recyclers around
• No chlorophyll – non photosynthetic
• Most multicellular (hyphae) – some unicellular (yeast)
• Cell walls made of chitin (kite-in) instead of cellulose like that of a plant
• Are more related to animals than plant kingdom
• Lack true roots, leaves and stems
• Eukaryotic
• Non-motile

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