Question

Many fungi are of great use to us. Mention any two uses of fungi.

Answer 1

Fungi

1. Fungi are simple, eukaryotic multicellular organisms.
2. Fungi are mostly multicellular except for yeast which is a unicellular fungus.
3. They lack chlorophyll and are heterotrophic in nature.
4. Most of them are saprophytes as they feed on dead and decaying organic matter.
5. Examples are- Penicillium, Aspergillus, etc.

Uses of fungi:

1. Fungi is beneficial for the production of medicines such as Penicillin.
2. Mushrooms, the fleshy and edible fruit, which are rich in proteins are used as a food source by humans worldwide.