What is fungi? explain
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Fungus, plural fungi, any of about 144,000 known species of organisms of the kingdom Fungi, which includes the yeasts, rusts, smuts, mildews, molds, and mushrooms. ... Many fungi are free-living in soil or water; others form parasitic or symbiotic relationships with plants or animals.
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- ғᴜɴɢɪ (sɪɴɢᴜʟᴀʀ: ғᴜɴɢᴜs) ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ᴋɪɴɢᴅᴏᴍ ᴏғ ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴄᴇʟʟᴜʟᴀʀ ᴇᴜᴋᴀʀʏᴏᴛɪᴄ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪsᴍs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ʜᴇᴛᴇʀᴏᴛʀᴏᴘʜs (ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴡɴ ғᴏᴏᴅ) ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ʀᴏʟᴇs ɪɴ ɴᴜᴛʀɪᴇɴᴛ ᴄʏᴄʟɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴇᴄᴏsʏsᴛᴇᴍ.
- ғᴜɴɢɪ ʀᴇᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ sᴇxᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀsᴇxᴜᴀʟʟʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʟsᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ sʏᴍʙɪᴏᴛɪᴄ ᴀssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴀ.
THERE ⱭRE FIVE PHYLⱭ OF FUNGI:
- Chytridiomycotɑ
- Zygomycotɑ
- Glomeromycotɑ
- ɑscomycotɑ
- Bɑsidiomycotɑ.
- ʏᴇᴀsᴛ
- ᴍᴜsʜʀᴏᴏᴍs
- ᴍᴏᴜʟᴅs
- ᴛʀᴜғғʟᴇs
- ᴍᴏsᴛ ғᴜɴɢɪ ɢʀᴏᴡ ᴀs ᴛᴜʙᴜʟᴀʀ ғɪʟᴀᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ʜʏᴘʜᴀᴇ. ᴀɴ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴡᴏᴠᴇɴ ᴍᴀss ᴏғ ʜʏᴘʜᴀᴇ ɪs ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴍʏᴄᴇʟɪᴜᴍ.
- ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʟʟs ᴏғ ʜʏᴘʜᴀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄʜɪᴛɪɴ, ᴀ ᴘᴏʟʏᴍᴇʀ ᴏғ ɴ-ᴀᴄᴇᴛʏʟɢʟᴜᴄᴏsᴀᴍɪɴᴇ.
- ғᴜɴɢɪ ᴅɪsᴘᴇʀsᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍsᴇʟᴠᴇs ʙʏ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsɪɴɢ sᴘᴏʀᴇs, ᴜsᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴡɪɴᴅʙʟᴏᴡɴ.
- ғᴜɴɢɪ ᴀʀᴇ ʜᴇᴛᴇʀᴏᴛʀᴏᴘʜɪᴄ.
- ૨Ε૮ყ૮ℓเɳɠ– They play a major role in recycling the dead and decayed matter.
- ԲѲѲ∂ – Mushrooms species are edible which are cultured and are used as food by humans.
- ʍ૯∂¡૮¡ท૯ઽ – There are many fungi which are used to produce antibiotics, to control diseases in humans and animals. Penicillin antibiotic is derived from a common fungi Penicillium.
- BIOCONTROL AGENTS – Fungi are involved in exploiting insects, other small worms and help in controlling pests. Spores of fungi are used as spray-on crops.
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