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Fungal Cell

Key Stage 4

Meaning

A fungal cell is a eukaryotic cell that has a cell membrane, cell wall, cytoplasm, mitochondria, a permanent vacuole and a nucleus but no chloroplasts.

About Fungal Cells

Fungal cells are found in fungi such as mushrooms and yeast.
The cell wall of a fungal cell is made of chitin.
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A diagram of a typical fungal cell.

References

AQA

Fungal cell, page 23, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA