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Are fungi unicellular or multicellular?


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Fungi:

  1. Fungi are eukaryotic organisms that include microorganisms such as yeasts, moulds and mushrooms.
  2. These organisms are classified under kingdom fungi.

Following are the important characteristics of fungi:

  1. Fungi are eukaryotic, non-vascular, non-motile and heterotrophic organisms.
  2. They may be unicellular or filamentous.
  3. They reproduce by means of spores.
  4. Fungi exhibit the phenomenon of alternation of generation.
  5. Fungi lack chlorophyll and hence cannot perform photosynthesis.
  6. Fungi store their food in the form of starch.

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