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Fungi – Definition, Characteristics, Morphology, Importance, Examples

By BNO Team Published on December 5, 2024 28 min readby BNO Team

Fungi Characteristics, Occurrence, Cell Structure, Nutrition, Thallus Organisation, Mycelium.

What is Fungi? Definition of Fungi Fungi are eukaryotic organisms that include yeasts, molds, and mushrooms. They are heterotrophic, meaning they obtain nutrients by absorbing dissolved molecules from their surroundings, and they play a vital role in decomposing organic matter. Fungi are classified in the kingdom Fungi and are distinct from plants, animals, and bacteria, … Read more

Top 10 Difference Between Monera, Protista, Fungi, Animalia, Plantae

By BNO Team Published on May 20, 2024 2 min readby BNO Team

Difference Between Monera, Protista, Fungi, Animalia, Plantae. The five-kingdom classification was proposed by R.H. Whittaker in 1969 and was built on the work of two-kingdom classification. In Five Kingdom Classification, the organisms are classified based on several characteristics such as mode of nutrition, thallus organization, cell structure, phylogenetic relationships, and reproduction. It is the most … Read more

Fungi: Types of Fungi and Their Reproduction.

By BNO Team Published on April 13, 2024 6 min readby BNO Team

In this article, we will learn about the Types of Fungi and Their Reproduction. There are present 5 types of fungi such as Chytridiomycota, Zygomycota, Glomeromycota, Ascomycota, and Basidiomycota. Fungi reproduce by vegetative, sexual, and asexual method. The sexual reproduction is accomplished by the mating of haploid hyphae and form a diploid spore called a … Read more

Economic Importance of Fungi In Medicine, Industry, Agriculture, and Food.

By BNO Team Published on April 13, 2024 12 min readby BNO Team

In this article, we will learn about the Economic Importance of Fungi in agriculture, industries, medicine, etc. There are present a huge number of fungi, which has tremendous economic importance to humans. Every day we benefited or were harmed directly or indirectly by those fungi. They help in yielding antibiotics, maintain the soil fertility, cause … Read more