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No, penicillin is not an imperfect fungus. Penicillin is an antibiotic produced by the fungus Penicillium. Imperfect fungi are a group of fungi that have only asexual reproductive structures and do not fit neatly into the traditional fungal classification system.

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Differentiate between the imperfect fungi and all other fungi?

Imperfect fungi are fungi that do not have a known sexual reproductive stage, also known as Deuteromycetes. All other fungi can reproduce sexually and have both sexual and asexual reproductive stages.


Why are the imperfect fungi imperfect?

Imperfect fungi are considered imperfect because they do not exhibit in any of its life cycle both means of reproduction - sexual and asexual reproduction. Their most common means of reproduction is by asexual reproduction.AnswerThey were called imperfect because no one understood their life styles "perfectly". Also there is current debate over how to classify these fungi. The imperfect fungi were once grouped in the phylum Deuteromycota, however this phylum has been removed and there is currently no place for these asexual fungi in the current fungal classification system. It is because there has never been a sexual reproductive stage observed from them. B.


What are some examples of imperfect Fungi?

Some examples of imperfect fungi include trichophyton, candida, and aspergillus. These fungi do not have a known sexual reproductive stage and are classified based on their asexual reproductive structures.


Yeasts are members of which of the following a. sac fungi b. club fungi c. imperfect fungi or d. water molds?

a. sac fungi


How is penicillin a useful fungi?

Penicillin is a useful fungi because it is a natural antibiotic that can kill bacteria by disrupting their cell wall synthesis. This makes penicillin effective in treating a wide range of bacterial infections.

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Is smut an example of imperfect fungi?

no, smut is an example of basidiomycete fungi.


Why is Penicillium an imperfect fungi?

Scientists often divide fungi into four groups: club fungi, molds, sac fungi, and imperfect fungi,Each type of fungi is classified based on the way it reproduces. The way that these fungi reproduce is difficult to understand and they are hard to classify into what would be called 'normal' sexual reproduction.


What is an example of a deuteromycote?

mushrooms are a simple everyday form of fungi.


What is another name for phylum deuteromycota?

Imperfect fungi (or Fungi imperfecta) is another name for the phylum Deuteromycota.


What role does imperfect fungi play in the environment?

Fungi is a decomposer.


Differentiate between the imperfect fungi and all other fungi?

Imperfect fungi are fungi that do not have a known sexual reproductive stage, also known as Deuteromycetes. All other fungi can reproduce sexually and have both sexual and asexual reproductive stages.


Where are imperfect fungi located?

Imperfect fungi are located every where, on land ,in water,in air, in and on bodies of living and dead organisms


Were will you find threadlike fungi sac fungi club fungi and imperfect fungi?

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What medication is made out of fungi?

penicillin


What kingdom makes penicillin?

Fungi


How is imperfect fungi formed?

Imperfect fungi are formed through asexual reproduction, where spores are produced without the formation of a sexual structure. This method of reproduction allows imperfect fungi to quickly spread and colonize new habitats. Imperfect fungi are characterized by their lack of a known sexual reproductive stage, which sets them apart from other fungal groups.


Was penicillin discovered in mold?

No it is not. Penicillin is grown from mold (Penicillum fungi).