Question

Morphological characteristics of fungi used for identification

Answer 1

A series of culture methods were used to obtain fungal isolates from field-collected bed bugs. Characteristics of the isolates such as colony appearance, mycelial texture and pigmentation were studied to explore their morphology.

Answer 2

$\textbf{Characteristics of \}$

$\huge\textbf{Kingdom Fungi :}$



→ They are not plants.


→ They reproduce sexually by hyphae filaments and asexually by spore formation.


→ They store food in the form of lipids and glycogen.


→ Cell wall is present in them, which is made up of chitin.


→ They found in air, water, garden etc.


→ Their mode of nutrition is Heterotrophic as they depend on others for their food.


→ They are both unicellular and multicellular.


→ Nucleus is present in them so they are Eukaryotes. 


→ They need water and oxygen for sexual reproduction and growth.

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