kingdom fungi
Structure: some fungi are unicellular and the majority are multicellular they are composed of fungal filaments called hyphae that are gathered to form my mycelia
Nucleus: It is eukaryotic
Cell Wall: lignin substance enters in its structure
Locomotion: immobile
nutrition: They are heterotrophic, where some of them are parasites and the others are saprophytes
Reproduction: the majority reproduce sexually, as well as they reproduce asexually by spores
kingdom fungi are classified according to the structure and ways of reproduction into 5 phyla
Division Zygomycota
The hyphae are not divided
the spores are produced inside sporangia
example: bread mold fungus ( Rhizopus nigiricans ) which
Causes black putrefaction on bread
an enzyme is extracted from it that is used in the cheese industry
Division Ascomycota
Some of them are unicellular while the others are multicellular with hyphae that are divided by septa
the spores are produced by sac-like structures called asci
examples:
yeast fungus: unicellular
Penicillium ( multicellular) which produces the penicillin antibiotic
Division Basidiomycota
the hyphae are divided by septa
spores are produced inside a club-shaped structure called basidium
example : mushroom fungus
which some of its types is used as human food