Question

Briefly describe the characteristic features of Fungi.

Answer 1

Fungi:
Fungi belongs to thallophyta. Its plant body is not differentiated into root, stem, and leaves.

• The plant body of fungus consists of filament like structures called hyphae.
• Several hyphae are arranged in the form of network called mycelium.
• The cells of fungi are multicellular and eukaryotic. Some species of fungi like yeast are unicellular and eukaryotic. Cell wall of fungi is made up of a chemical substance called chitin.
• The reserve food materials of fungi are glycogen and oil. They have no starch because they have no chlorophyll pigments. So, they are heterotrophs.
• Heterotrophs are of three types namely, parasites, saprophytes and symbionts.