Fungi are eukaryotic organisms, meaning that their cells have distinct nuclei and membrane-bound organelles.
Fungi were once considered to be part of the plant kingdom, but they have since been separated from plants due to their lack of chlorophyll and distinctive structural and physiological characteristics (such as cell wall and cell membrane components).
Moulds, yeasts, and mushrooms are the three most significant fungus groupings.
Characteristics of fungi
As eukaryotic organisms, fungi have a nuclei surrounded by membranes.
They do not have true leaves, stem or roots.
The vascular system is absent.
They do not have chlorophyll.
The cell walls of fungi composed mainly of glucans, chitin and glycoproteins.
Almost all the fungi have a filamentous structure except the yeast cells.
They can be either single-celled or multicellular organisms.
Fungi consist of long thread-like structures known as hyphae.
These hyphae together form a mesh-like structure called mycelium.
