Question

Differentiate between the classes of sac fungi and Puffballs.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Types of Fungi

Basidiomycetes and Ascomycetes

Fungi with sporophores (fruiting bodies) large enough to be readily visible will usually belong to one of two main groups. The Basidiomycetes or the Ascomycetes. The main difference between these two groups is in the way in which they produce their microscopic spores.

In the Basidiomycetes, the spores are produced externally, on the end of specialised cells called basidia.

In Ascomycetes, spores are produced internally, inside a sac called an ascus.

Asci and basidia are both microscopic structures.