Kingdom Fungi - Habitat , Features , Reproduction |Biology Blog
Kingdom Fungi Introduction - The Fungi are heterotrophic organisms, lacking the ability to produce their own food, as they are without chlorophyll. The term Fungi has been derived from the Latin word meaning -Mushrooms. They can be defined as chlorophyllous organisms with nucleated, somatic bodies and cell wall made of cellulose and chitin or both, and they reproduce sexually as well as asexually. The study of fungi is known as Mycology . Organisms of this group are parasites or saprophytes. It include about 1,00,000 species . They have thallus like structure,i.e., the body is not differentiated. Habitat - The fungi grow in multiple habitats. In fact, they grow in every available habitat where organic matter, living or dead is found. Most of them are terrestrial. Some fungi are aquatic. The aquatic fungi are conside...