• Faresh@lemmy.ml
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    And I’m pretty sure there are also jellyfish that live in symbyosis with algae that they carry along with them which photosynthesize, creating sugars for the jellyfish.

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      homo sapiens is known to use photosynthesis through symbiotic relationships with various grasses to create sugars, lipids, and proteins for itself

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        Eh, that’s a few dozen steps removed. By that standard, every herbivore “uses” photosynthesis.

        These guys (coral & lichen too) use photosynthesis much more directly, completely encapsulating the algea and supporting it internally. It’s much closer to mitochondria.

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          True haha, thats a good distinction. I’m just joking here.

          Kind of interesting that chloroplasts in plants seem to be a sort of symbiosis as well, like mitochondria, considering the cell walls around them.

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            Yes, they are distinct organelles with their own DNA, so you are spot on with the comparison to mitochondria