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Q. A eukaryote, without a cellulosic cell wall, presence of multicellular/loose tissue body organization showing heterotrophic (saprophytic/parasitic) nutrition is

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Fungi/Mycota are special groups of organisms that are single-celled or complex multicellular organisms with the cell wall basically composed of chitin, α- and β-linked glucans, glycoproteins and pigments. Most fungi are heterotrophic and absorb soluble organic matter from dead substrates; hence, they are called saprophytes.