What characteristic common to all fungi?

Answer 1

They are eukaryotes. This means they have a nucleus which contains their genetic material (unlike bacteria, which do not have a nucleus). They are made of thin threads called hyphae. The hyphae form a branching network called a mycelium. However some fungi are made of a single cell eg yeast. The hyphae have a cell wall (like plant cells) made of a material called chitin (unlike plant cells). The hyphae are often multinucleate. This means that the cytoplasm is not divided up into separate cells, but contains many individual nuclei. Fungi do not contain chlorophyll, the green pigment found in plant cells. This means they cannot make their own food by photosynthesis (like plants do) but have to obtain ready-made food (like animals do). Most fungi are saprotrophic (also called saprophytic), which means they obtain their food by releasing digestive enzymes onto the food and then absorbing the digested food. Some fungi live as parasites on other living organisms and get their food from their host. Others live as mutualists, forming a close relationship with another organism in which both benefit eg lichens are formed by a mutualistic relationship between fungi and algae.

Answer 2

They are heterotrophs so they don't make their own food but absorb it through the outside.

Answer 3

Some characteristics common to all fungi are:

- they grow in warm climates

- they reduce by spores

- they are Eukaryotic

Answer 4

That they are heterotrophic saprophytes. They eat detritus, or dead, discarded organic matter.

Answer 5

There are a few characteristic that are common to fungi. Some of the characteristic are heterotrophic that have cell walls.

Answer 6

All have a cell wall containing chitin.