Which among the following statements are correct for fungi?

Fungi consists of all unicellular organisms.

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Cell wall of fungi is made up of chitin.

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Members of kingdom Fungi can produce their own food.

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Some fungi grow on dead and decaying substances.

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Solution

The correct options are
B Cell wall of fungi is made up of chitin.
D Some fungi grow on dead and decaying substances.
Kingdom Fungi consists of multicellular eukaryotic organisms, except yeast which is unicellular. They are heterotrophic organisms. Some of them feed on decaying matter (saprotrophs), while others are parasites. Cell wall of fungi is made up of chitin.

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Which of the following statement(s) are false about fungi?

i. All fungi are unicellular microorganisms

ii. Fungi produce their own food

iii. Some fungi are edible

iv. Fungi grow on dead and decaying substances

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