CLINICAL MEDICINE

MEDICINE

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
define fungi
A
Zayn from One Direction
B
“Kingdom composed of heterotrophs; many obtain energy and nutrients from dead organic matter”
C
“any of a group of spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including molds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools”
D
a process that occurs after food expires
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -fungus, plural fungi, any of about 144, 000 known species of organisms of the kingdom Fungi, which includes the yeasts, rusts, smuts, mildews, molds, and mushrooms. There are also many funguslike organisms, including slime molds and oomycetes (water molds), that do not belong to kingdom Fungi but are often called fungi.

Detailed explanation-2: -They are fungi which is defined as “any of a group of spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including molds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools.” (Websters) Tens of thousands of organisms fall under the umbrella of ‘fungi’.

Detailed explanation-3: -fun·gus / ˈfənggəs/ • n. (pl.-gi /-jī; -gī/ or-gus·es) any of a group of unicellular, multicellular, or syncytial spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including molds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools.

Detailed explanation-4: -(FUN-gus) A plant-like organism that does not make chlorophyll. Mushrooms, yeasts, and molds are examples. The plural is fungi.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fungal spores are microscopic biological particles that allow fungi to be reproduced, serving a similar purpose to that of seeds in the plant world. Fungi decompose organic waste and are essential for recycling of carbon and minerals in our ecosystem.

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