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Question
How do non-green plants such as fungi and bacteria obtain their nourishment?
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Solution
Non-green plants such as fungi and bacteria obtain their nourishment from decaying organic matter in their environment, which comes from dead animals and plants. Thus they are dependent on photosynthesis.
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