NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM FUNGI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Kingdom Fungi is classified into 3 Phylum based on ____
A
presence of septum in hyphae
B
modes of nutrition
C
spore-bearing structures
D
components of cell wall
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Three of these phyla, Zygomycota, Ascomycota, and Basidiomycota, are some of the more commonly known and best understood phyla; Chytridiomycota are the most ancient fungi known.

Detailed explanation-2: -The kingdom Fungi contains five major phyla: Chytridiomycota, Zygomycota, Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, and Glomeromycota.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kingdom fungi include mushrooms, yeast and moulds containing filamentous structures called hyphae.

Detailed explanation-4: -The five true phyla of fungi are the Chytridiomycota (Chytrids), the Zygomycota (conjugated fungi), the Ascomycota (sac fungi), the Basidiomycota (club fungi) and the recently described Phylum Glomeromycota.

Detailed explanation-5: -When the mycelium of a fungus reaches a certain stage of growth, it begins to produce spores either directly on the somatic hyphae or, more often, on special sporiferous (spore-producing) hyphae, which may be loosely arranged or grouped into intricate structures called fruiting bodies, or sporophores.

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