EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

VIRUS AND BACTERIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is a unicellular fungus?
A
Foraminifera
B
Yeast
C
Amoeba
D
Algae
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Yeast is a unicellular fungus. Rest all options include multicellular fungi.

Detailed explanation-2: -Yeasts are defined as unicellular fungi, yet many recent observations suggest their whole lifestyle is anything but unicellular. This review surveys the evidence that yeasts are really social organisms with cell-to-cell communication. Yeasts are defined as unicellular fungi.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to our NCERT book the features of fungi are multicellular eukaryotic organisms possessing cell wall and protista are eukaryotic unicellular organisms. So from these statements, yeast must be placed in kingdom protista since it is unicellular eukaryotic.

Detailed explanation-4: -Yeasts are mostly unicellular, but they live in multicellular colonies. Within the Kingdom of Fungi, yeast is a polyphyletic group of species. Although many yeasts are known to switch between unicellular and multicellular lifestyles depending on environmental factors, we classify them as facultatively multicellular.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bread mould. Yeast. Penicillium. Mushroom.

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