Question

give two salient features of kingdom fungi

Answer 1

Kingdom fungi includes mainly the following organisms:

→ Yeasts

→ Molds

→ Smuts

→ Rusts

→ Mushrooms

→ Morels

The salient features of kingdom fungi are stated as follows:

1. They are haploid.

2. They absorb food.

3. They do not have chlorophyll.

4. They are non-motile.

5. They lack true leaves and stems.

6. The cell walls of organisms falling in this category is made up of chitin.

7. They store their food in form of starch.

8. They are not dependent of light.

9. They can grow in any direction.

10. The nuclei of the cells of these organisms are very small.

Answer 2

Two 'salient' features of 'kingdom fungi' -

• They are 'heterotrophic' with an 'absorptive' type of 'nutrition'. It is either 'saprobic' or 'parasitic', 'Saprobic' fungi excrete 'digestive enzymes' in the 'external' medium to make 'complex organic matter' soluble for 'absorption'. 'Parasitic' fungi; absorb 'nourishment' directly from another 'living organism' called the 'host'.

• Reserve food as 'glycogen and fat'.

• Many 'fungi' acts as 'decomposers' and 'mineralizers' and thus, play an 'important role' in 'nutrient' 'cycling' in the 'biosphere'.

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