Question

Characteristics of Fungi.

Answer 1

1. The organisms which are placed in kingdom Fungi are multicellular, heterotrophic, non-green, and eukaryotic in nature.
2. Most of the fungi are saprophytic and they sustain on the dead and decaying organic matter.
3. The cell wall of the fungal cells is made up of chitin. Chitin is the tough and complex sugar.
4. Fungi have thread like body. The cytoplasm of the fungal cells contain many nuclei.
5. The reproduction in Fungi is either sexual or asexual. Asexual reproduction is by fission or by budding.
6. Examples Baker’s yeast, Candida, Mushroom, Aspergillus (Fungus on corn), Penicillium