Question

Would you consider yeast and bacteria as plants? Give reason.

Answer 1

1. Bacteria are the unicellular prokaryotes that lack membrane-bound cell organelles.
2. Yeast is a unicellular eukaryotic organism, included under Kingdom Fungi.
3. No, Yeast and bacteria can't be considered plants.

Reasons:

1. Absence of chlorophyll in them.
2. They do not have an autotrophic mode of nutrition, but rather have a saprophytic or parasitic mode.
3. They are included under the kingdoms Fungi and Monera respectively.