What are the haracteristics of a fungi?

Answer 1

They are plant-like heterotrophs(don't produce their own food) that lack chlorophyll. They are decomposers.

Answer 2

Some of the characteristics of fungi are:

• The non-motile cells belong to the kingdom Fungi.
• The cell walls of these non-motile cells are made of chitin.
• Fungi are heterotrophic organisms. The only difference between other heterotrophic animals and fungi is that fungi digest and then ingest the food. Fungi releases enzymes on the body of the other living things and thrive on them.
• There is no embryonic stage for fungi. A fungus develops from spores, and are both sexual and asexual.
• Though most of the fungi are single cellular, most of the fungi species grow as multi-cellular filaments called hyphae. The hyphae form a mycelium.
• An interesting characteristic of fungi is that like a plant, fungi too have an alternation of generations.
• The cytoplasmic ultrastructure of fungi is similar to plant cells. However, they differ significantly in their structures and their organelles.
• The fungi store their food in the form of glycogen.
• The cell membrane of a fungus has a unique sterol and ergosterol.
• Many of the fungi have a small nuclei with repetitive DNA.
• Mitosis takes place without dissolution of the nuclear envelop.

Answer 3

Fungi are euakaryotic, heterotrophic organisms. Their main mode of nutrition is absorption; basically, they secret enzymes into the environment that degrade a specific substance or a general group of substances. The fungi then absorb the products. Many fungi have a thallus (body) composed of hyphae, which elongate by apical growth. In other words, only the tip of the hypha grows. Fungi are distinguished from other, similar organisms by the presence of the Spitzenkorper in the apical region of a hypha, the synthesis of lysine using the AAA pathway, storing energy as glycogen, having plate-like cristae in their mitochondria, and, in some groups, possessing a single, posterior, whiplash flagellum.

Answer 4

Fungi are eukaryotic organisms that obtain nutrients through absorption. They have cell walls made of chitin, reproduce through spores, and can exist as single-celled (yeast) or multicellular (molds and mushrooms) forms. Fungi play key roles in nutrient cycling, decomposition, and as pathogens.

Answer 5

They are heterotroph, eukaryotic organisms with chitin cell wall.

Answer 6

eukaryoteshetertroph/auto troph

most multicelluar some unicellular

Answer 7

One characteristic of fungi is fungi are eukaryotic

Answer 8

stalk,cap and gills