FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION
FERMENTATION
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Question
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A plant that lacks chlorophyll
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bacteria
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fungus
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proteolytic
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spore
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Ghost pipes are an example of plants that lost chlorophyll. They obtain nutrients by parasitizing fungi (mycoheterotrophic).
Detailed explanation-2: -Fungal cells also differ from plants in that they lack chlorophyll (the green pigment in most plants), which leads to another difference between fungi and plants; how they get their energy.
Detailed explanation-3: -Fungi is a eukaryotic organism that is now classified as a separate kingdom. They are heterotrophs and depend upon other organisms for food. They do not perform photosynthesis due to the absence of the green pigment chlorophyll.
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