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What is the process by which two vegetative or somatic cells of different strains or genotypes fuse, resulting in a dikaryotic structure?
What is the process by which two vegetative or somatic cells of different strains or genotypes fuse, resulting in a dikaryotic structure?
Plasmogamy
Which mode of nutrition is characteristic of plants, where they produce their own food through photosynthesis?
Which mode of nutrition is characteristic of plants, where they produce their own food through photosynthesis?
Autotrophic
What is the term for organisms that obtain their energy by consuming other organisms or organic matter?
What is the term for organisms that obtain their energy by consuming other organisms or organic matter?
Heterotrophic
What is the phenomenon where plants have two distinct phases in their life cycle, alternating between diploid and haploid phases?
What is the phenomenon where plants have two distinct phases in their life cycle, alternating between diploid and haploid phases?
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What is the characteristic cell wall component of plant cells?
What is the characteristic cell wall component of plant cells?
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What is the term for a type of plant that obtains its energy by capturing and digesting insects, such as the Venus flytrap?
What is the term for a type of plant that obtains its energy by capturing and digesting insects, such as the Venus flytrap?
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What is the characteristic of the cell wall of the Fungi kingdom?
What is the characteristic of the cell wall of the Fungi kingdom?
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What mode of nutrition is characteristic of the Plantae kingdom?
What mode of nutrition is characteristic of the Plantae kingdom?
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Which type of organisms are characterized by obtaining their food by breaking down dead organic matter?
Which type of organisms are characterized by obtaining their food by breaking down dead organic matter?
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What is unique about the cell wall structure of Archaebacteria?
What is unique about the cell wall structure of Archaebacteria?
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What is the body organization of the Animalia kingdom?
What is the body organization of the Animalia kingdom?
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What type of nutrition is characteristic of Monera, such as bacteria?
What type of nutrition is characteristic of Monera, such as bacteria?
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What were the two groups that Aristotle classified animals into?
What were the two groups that Aristotle classified animals into?
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In the Linnaean system, what was the basis for classifying organisms into two kingdoms?
In the Linnaean system, what was the basis for classifying organisms into two kingdoms?
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Why did the Linnaean system have limitations in classifying organisms?
Why did the Linnaean system have limitations in classifying organisms?
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What is the main advantage of the five-kingdom classification system proposed by R.H. Whittaker?
What is the main advantage of the five-kingdom classification system proposed by R.H. Whittaker?
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What type of nutrition do heterotrophic fungi have?
What type of nutrition do heterotrophic fungi have?
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What is one characteristic that distinguishes Plantae from other kingdoms?
What is one characteristic that distinguishes Plantae from other kingdoms?
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