A fungus is any member of the group of

eukaryotic organisms that includes

microorganisms .... because of similarities
in lifestyle: both fungi and plants are
mainly immobile, and have similarities in
general morphology and growth habitat.
These organisms are
classified as
a kingdom, fungi,
which is separate
from the other
eukaryotic life
kingdoms
of plants and animals.
 Taxonomist consider
ed fungi to be
members of the plant
kingdom because of
similarities in
lifestyle.
 Habitat
Fungi are found all
around the world and
grow in a wide range
of habitats,
Most fungi live in either
soil or dead matter, and
many are symbionts of
plants, animals, or
other fungi.
Habitat
Fungi, along
with bacteria that are
found in soil, are the
primary decomposers
of organic matter in
terrestrial ecosystems.
Habitat

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Nutrition

Fungi get their

nutrition by
absorbing organic
compounds from
the environment.
Nutrition
Fungi are heterotrophic:
they rely solely on carbon
obtained from other
organisms for their
metabolism and nutrition.
Nutrition

Fungi have evolved in

a way that allows
many of them to use a
large variety of
organic substrates for
growth, like nitrate,
ammonia, acetate, or
ethanol..
Mode of reprodution

The fungal life cycle

of the fungi has two
main types of
reproduction: sexual
and asexual.
 Mode of reprodution
Some fungi show only one known
reproduction type. Asexual forms
(anamorph) were often described
separately and given different names than
the sexual form (teleomoph).
 Medical use of Fungi

Many of us are here only because an

antibiotic called 'penicillin' saved our lives, or
the life of one of our parents or grandparents.
Penicillin's ability to cure people of numerous
bacterial infections has saved so many lives
that it is has been referred to as a "miracle
drug."
Economical use of Fungi

Fungi have also been used in

activities such as the control of pests,
alcohol and beer production, and
making bread.
 Importance of Fungi
fungi are important to human life on many
levels. They influence the well-being of
human populations on a large scale because
they are part of the nutrient cycle in
ecosystems. They also have other ecosystem
uses, such as pesticides.
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