NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM FUNGI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or False:A mushroom is classified as a plant.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Assertion (A): Mushrooms are not considered as plants. Reason (R): The cells do not possess cell walls

Detailed explanation-2: -Mushrooms aren’t plants because they don’t make their own food (plants use photosynthesis to make food). The underground part of the fungus uses enzymes to “digest” other substances that it can use as food.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mushrooms are examples of the kingdom fungi, and they are not considered under kingdom plantae. They do not contain a and most are them are considered as saprophytes. Since they can’t make their own food, so they are not plants.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fungi are no longer classified as either plants or animals. Fungi have been divided into a different kingdom, Kingdom Fungi, based on key distinguishing characteristics. Fungi are eukaryotic, heterotrophic creatures that thrive in warm, humid environments.

Detailed explanation-5: -Classification of Mushrooms : Mushroom is a fleshy fruiting body of some fungi arising from a group of mycelium buried in substratum. Most of the mushrooms belong to the Sub-Division: Basidiomycotina and a few belong to Ascomycotina of Kingdom-Fungi.

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