Fungi

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What is fungi

They are simple aerobic organisms that can grow in low moisture and ph environments and have their genetic material bound in a membrane

List the characteristics of fungi

They are eukaryotic I.e they have a membrane bound nucleus and organelles. 2. Their cell wall is mainly composed of chitin. 3. They are achlorophyllus 4. They use glycogen to store energy

What are the similarities between fungi and plants

They both have cell walls

What are the differences between fungi and plants

<ol> <li>Fungi’s cell wall is composed of chitin while plants cell wall is composed of cellulose 2. Fungi’s are achlorophyllus white plants are chlorophyllus 3. Fungi uses glycogen to store energy while plant uses starch</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

What are the similarities between fungi and animal

<ol> <li>They both use glycogen to store energy 2. They are both achlorophyllus</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

What are the differences between fungi and animals

<ol> <li>Fungi has cell walls animal doesn’t</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

What are saprobiontic fungi

They are fungi that digest the food externally by releasing enzymes to break down dead organic matter into chemical that the fungi can absorb and use as a food source. They do this using their thread like structures called hyphae Signup and view all the answers

What are parasitic fungi

They are fungi that gets their nutrition from living organisms like trees and even humans Signup and view all the answers

What is dimorphic fungi

They are fungi that has the ability to shift from yeast (unicellular) form to mold form ( multicellular) and vice versa Signup and view all the answers

What are the basic structure of fungi

<ol> <li>Hyphae 2. Mycelium. 3. Septate. 4. Spores. Fruiting bodies</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

What is hyphae

It is a thread like structure that forms fundamental building unit of the fungi body. They grow by apical elongation forming a dense network called mycelium which infiltrate and absorbs nutrient Signup and view all the answers

What is mycelium

It is a dense network of of hyphae which forms the main body of fungi. It provides structural support and absorbs nutrients Signup and view all the answers

What is septate

Fungi can be septate (with cross walls) or aseptate (coenocytic) with allows organelles and cytoplasm to move freely in the cells of hyphae Signup and view all the answers

What are spores

Fungi reproduce through spores with van be sexual (badispores) or asexual (sporangiospores) Signup and view all the answers

What are the cell components of fungi

<ol> <li>Cell wall (the cell wall is primarily made up of chitin which provides structure, rigidity and protection from environmental stress). 2. Nucleus ( fungi has well defined nucleus, some fungi have more than one nucleus in a single cell depending on the species and stage.) 3 plasma membrane ( it has a egosterol,, a sterol unique to fungi and a target for anti fungal drug). 4. Organelles (fungi cells consist of basic eukaryotic organelles such as Golgi apparatus mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum and sometimes specialized structures like spitzenkoper</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

What are the key component and enzymes in cytochemistry of fungi

<ol> <li>Carbohydrates. 2. Protein and enzymes. 3. Lipids. 4. Nucleic acid</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

What are the shapes of fungi

<ol> <li>Filamentous. 2. Yeast. 3. Mushrooms. 4. Cup fungi. 5. Crutose and resipunate. 6. Poly pores. 7. Lichens.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

List the groups of fungi

<ol> <li>Chytridiomycota. 2. Zygomycota. 3. Ascomycota. 4. Glomeromycota. 5. Deuteromycota. 6. Badidiomycota. 7. Mycorrhizal fungi</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

What are fungi?

Simple organisms that breathe oxygen, thrive in damp, acidic conditions, and have a membrane-bound nucleus.

What are the characteristics of fungi?

Fungi are eukaryotic organisms, their cell walls are made of chitin, they lack chlorophyll, and store energy as glycogen.

What's a similarity between fungi and plants?

Both fungi and plants have cell walls.

What are the differences between fungi and plants?

Fungi's cell wall is made of chitin, while plants' cell wall is made of cellulose. Fungi lack chlorophyll, while plants have it. Fungi store energy as glycogen, while plants store it as starch.