Fungi

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Essay question: What characteristic distinguishes fungi from plants, bacteria, and some protists?

Chitin in their cell walls

How do fungi acquire their food?

By absorbing dissolved molecules, typically by secreting digestive enzymes into their environment

What is the means of mobility for fungi?

Growth, except for spores (a few of which are flagellated), which may travel through the air or water

What is the principal role of fungi in ecological systems?

Principal decomposers Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the group of related organisms that share a common ancestor and includes fungi?

Eumycota (true fungi or Eumycetes) Signup and view all the answers

Description

Fungi is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. Signup and view all the answers

Role

Growth is their means of mobility, except for spores (a few of which are flagellated), which may travel through the air or water. Fungi are the principal decomposers in ecological systems. Signup and view all the answers

Characteristic

Fungi, like animals, are heterotrophs; they acquire their food by absorbing dissolved molecules, typically by secreting digestive enzymes into their environment. Signup and view all the answers

Different Kingdom

A characteristic that places fungi in a different kingdom from plants, bacteria, and some protists is chitin in their cell walls. Signup and view all the answers

Classification

These organisms are classified as one of the traditional eukaryotic kingdoms, along with Animalia, Plantae and either Protista or Protozoa and Chromista. Signup and view all the answers