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[sunlight] • [cell membrane] • [passed on] • [chloroplast] • [photosynthesis] • [cell wall] • [genetic information] • [nucleus]

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a) With reference to the cell parts shown, explain why fungi have to obtain food from other organisms.

Answer:

The fungal cell does not have . Without chloroplasts which contain chlorophyll, fungal cells are unable to trap for .

b) When fungal and bacterium cells are placed in pure water, they are observed to expand but not burst. Explain the two observations.

Answer:

Water enters the cells through the and occupies space, causing the cells to expand. Though the cells expand, their provides support to the cell and prevent them from bursting.

c) State the cell part that is absent in both the bacterium cell and a red blood cell, but present in a typical animal cell.

Answer:

Both cells have no .

d) Explain why a bacterium cell is still able to undergo cell division even though the cell part in (c) is absent.

Answer:

is still found in the cell. It is copied and to the daughter cells.