KINGDOM FUNGI classification and characteristics

KINGDOM: FUNGI
The fungi were formerly classified as plants. They, however, differ from plants in the composition of their cell walls. Most of their cell walls are made up of chitin rather than cellulose.
Characteristics
(i) They are eukaryotes.
(ii) Some are unicellular e.g. yeast while others are multicellular e.g. mushroom.
(iii) They have no true roots, stems and leaves.
(iv) They are non-green plants, i.e., they lack chlorophyll.
(v) They reproduce asexually by the formation of spores and some sexually by conjugation.
(vi) They are mainly saprophytes while others are parasites.
(vii) They are mainly found in moist environments.
(viii) They store excess food in form of glycogen.
(ix) Their cell walls are made of chitin instead of cellulose.
(x) The vegetative body parts are made up of fine and delicate threads called hyphae.
(xi) They are mainly non-motile organisms.
Examples of fungi are bread mould, Rhizopus, mushroom, mucor, mildrews, yeast and toadstools
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