Characterstics of Fungi • They are eukaryotic organisms • Heterotrophic mode of nutrition- Unlike plants fungi obtain energy by decomposing organic material instead sunlight. • Non-vascular organisms • Fungal structures are made from filamentous cells called as hyphae . • The fungal cell have cell wall made up of chitin (C 8 H 13 O 5 N ) n , a complex polysaccharide. • Study of fungi “Mycology”
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Characterstics of Fungi
• They are eukaryotic organisms• Heterotrophic mode of nutrition- Unlike plants
fungi obtain energy by decomposing organic material instead sunlight.
• Non-vascular organisms• Fungal structures are made from filamentous
cells called as hyphae.• The fungal cell have cell wall made up of chitin
(C8H13O5N)n, a complex polysaccharide.• Study of fungi “Mycology”
• Before the introduction of molecular method forphylogenetic analysis, fungi were considered tobe members of the plant kingdom because ofsimilarities in lifestyle: both fungi and plants aremainly sessile, have alternation of generation,and have similarities in general morphology(presence of cell wall) and growth habitat(coming out of soil).
• However, today fungi has its own separatekingdom.
Phylum of FungiPHYLUM COMMON
NAMEEXAMPLES CHARACTERSTICS SEXUAL
REPRODUCTION
ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION
Chytridomycota(Most Primitive)
Chytrids Batrachochytrium Mostly aquatic, Single celled, motile
Gametes Zoospores
Zygomycota Common molds
Rhizopus stoloniferous
Cell wall made up of chitin, produce rhizoids and stolon