Question

what sre the characterstics of fungi ? how do they reproduce? write few uses of fungi

Answer 1

Characteristics of fungi are:-
1) saprophytes
2) cell wall made of chitin
3) heterotrophs
4) reproduce asexually ( spores)

Fungi reproduce asexually by fragmentation, budding, or by producing spores and it produce sexually at times too.

Uses:-

FUNGI
-help in recycling dead materials
-produces antibiotics such as Penicillin
- yeast etc. are useful in food industries to swell the food items.
- Mushroom- Humans Have been collecting Mushrooms since a ling time and it has been a staple food as well!
- Rhizopus Microporus- The fungus Rhizopus microsporus has been found to markedly increase the efficiency of ethanol production, according to the website ScienceDaily. Ethanol is one of the most widely produced fungal metabolites. The fungus Rhizopus microsporus grows well in thin stillage, and is able to break down the majority of the solids in it.