Welcome to the Fungi Kingdom
There are more than 70,000 species of the fungi present in this worl
General Characteristics of Kingdom Fungi
- These are eukaryotic in nature.
- These are the best recyclers as they are decomposers.
- These are non photosynthetic owing to lack of chlorophyll.
- These are non-motile.
- Instead of cellulose, their cell wall is made up of carbohydrate chitin.
- These are closely related to the animal kingdom rather than the plant kingdom.
- These do not contain true roots, stems or leaves.
- These digest food externally and then absorb it i.e. they are absorptive heterotrophs.
- These do not depend on light and can occupy any dark habitat along with growing in any direction.
- These can also invade the interior of any substrate with the absorptive filaments.
- Hyphae i.e. tiny filaments or tubes makes up their body. It also secretes enzymes for breaking down of organic material into simpler compounds.
- These contain multiple nuclei along with cytoplasm.
- These cannot produce their own food and can live anywhere in air, water, soil, plants, animals.
- They can reproduce by using both sexual and asexual means of reproduction.
The fungi are associated with magic and fantasy
Classification of Kingdom Fungi
Phycomycetes: found in aquatic habitats, decaying woods, in the moist and damp places, as parasites on plants.
Mucor/ Rhizopus: these live on the dead organic matter.
Albugo: these grow in the intercellular spaces of the host tissues.
Ascomycetes: these are saprophytic, parasitic, grow on dung and are decomposers.
Yeast: these are unicellular, and are either oval or spherical in shape.
Basidiomycetes: their mycelium is septate and branched.
Deuteromycetes: these are also known as the imperfect fungi owing to the fact that only their asexual and vegetative phases are known.
Some pictures of the different types of fungi.
Fungi are the living organisms that play a very important role in the balance of our ecosystems. If you go for a walk in a park or forest reserve and see a crop of these living things, do not damage or kill them, they are also living things, just like you and me.
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