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Grade 9 Science · Problem type
The kingdoms of Eukarya
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Which kingdom does it belong to?
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Plants make their own food by photosynthesis and have cell walls of cellulose.
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Fungi absorb food and have walls of chitin; animals eat food and have no cell walls.
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Protists are the eukaryotes that are not plants, fungi or animals: most are single cells.
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