different types of fungi and it's characteristics
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Types of Fungi
» Chytridiomycota. Chytrids, the organisms found in Chytridiomycota, are usually aquatic and microscopic.
» Zygomycota. Zygomycetes are mainly terrestrial and feed off of plant detritus or decaying animal material.
» Glomeromycota.
» Ascomycota.
» Basidiomycota.
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Fungi (singular: fungus) are a kingdom of usually multicellular eukaryotic organisms that are heterotrophs (cannot make their own food) and have important roles in nutrient cycling in an ecosystem. Fungi reproduce both sexually and asexually, and they also have symbiotic associations with plants and bacteria. However, they are also responsible for some diseases in plants and animals. The study of fungi is known as mycology.
Fungi Characteristics
Some fungi are single-celled, while others are multicellular. Single-celled fungi are called yeast. Some fungi alternate between single-celled yeast and multicellular forms depending on what stage of the life cycle they are in. Fungi cells have a nucleus and organelles, like plant and animal cells do. The cell walls of fungi contain chitin, which is a hard substance also found in the exoskeletons of insects and arthropods such as crustaceans. They do not contain cellulose, which commonly makes up plant cell walls.