Notes

Specialties of Kingdom-Fungi…

Specialties of Kingdom-Fungi:
(i) Fungi lacks chlorophyll, hence they are heterotrophic.
(ii) They cannot ingest solid food, but absorb it after digestion (extracellular digestion).
(iii) On the basis of food source, they may be saprophyte or parasites.
(iv) Cell wall in fungi is made up of chitin or fungus cellulose along with other polysaccharides, proteins lipids and a number of other substances. Reserved food material is glycogen or oil.
(v) Saprotrophic fungi function as the main decomposers of organic remains.