Multiple choice

Yeasts belong to which of the following kingdoms?

  1. Monera

  2. Protists

  3. Fungi

  4. Plantae

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Yeasts are unicellular fungi that reproduce by budding. They belong to Kingdom Fungi, characterized by chitinous cell walls and heterotrophic nutrition. Monera (A) contains prokaryotes, Protista (B) contains mostly unicellular eukaryotes, and Plantae (D) contains photosynthetic multicellular organisms.