Question

What are the characteristic features of the kingdom fungi?

Answer 1

Hint: Fungus is coming under the member of the group of eukaryotic organisms. It also includes microorganisms like yeasts and molds as well as the mushrooms. It is classified in a different kingdom. They are not animals, plants or bacteria. It also has complex eukaryotic cells. It joins with the bacteria and breaks down the organic matter and releases some gases.

Complete answer:
Fungi are non vascular and non motile heterotrophic organisms. Cell type of fungi is eukaryotic.
It uses spores for the reproduction process. It is unicellular and filamentous.
It cannot perform photosynthesis because it doesn’t have chlorophyll. It also alternates the generation.
The food is stored in the form of starch in the fungi.
Fungi have small nuclei. It is the parasitic type of plant and destroys the host.
It develops from the spores so it doesn’t have an embryonic stage. Reproduction is done by spores it either sexual or asexual. It produces the pheromones and it is responsible for the reproduction.
Sexual mode of reproduction is known to be teleomorph and asexual reproduction is called as the anamorph.

Note:
Fungus used in the recycling process by synthesizing the dead plant. Mushrooms are a type of fungus used as the food and it possesses a high protein. Penicillin antibiotic is produced from the penicillin fungi and fungi also used as the antibiotic. Fungi is also used as a bio-control agent such as pesticides. Spores are used as the spray on the crops.