THE FUNGI KINGDOM

Characteristics:

• Eukaryotic cells• Unicellular or multicellular• Multicellular ones does not form tissues• Some are composed by a special type of cell called

hyphae.• Groups of hyphae form the mycelium

Hyphae Mycelium

Hyphae are the tubular cells with cellular wall.

Mycelium are formed by groups of hyphae packed together.

Groups

Mushrooms are formed by mycelium and live on decomposing remains of other living things.

Mushroom

Moulds are formed by hyphae and live on decomposing remains of other living things.

Moulds

Groups

Yeast are unicellular. They are not formed by hyphae or mycelium.

Yeasts

Nutrition• They all are heterotrophs• They have three different ways of nutrition:

saprophytes parasites symbionts

Reproduction• They reproduce by spores• Some perform asexual reproduction others sexual

reproduction.

Spore formation

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