Answer
(c) Are heterotrophs
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Fungi are not classified in the Kingdom Plantae primarily because they are heterotrophs. Fungi cannot manufacture their own food by carbon fixation. Fungi act as decomposers in ecosystems.
Microbiology: Principles and Explorations 9th Edition
by Black, Jacquelyn G.; Black, Laura
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Wiley
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978-1-11874-316-4
Chapter 11 - Eukaryotic Microorganisms and Parasites - Self Quiz - Page 343: 8
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