NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM FUNGI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which fungus is unicellular?
A
toadstool
B
yeast
C
mushroom
D
mucor (mould)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Yeast is the only member in kingdom fungi which is unicellular.

Detailed explanation-2: -An example of unicellular fungi is Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast).

Detailed explanation-3: -Ascomycetes can be filamentous or unicellular. Baker’s yeast is a unicellular ascomycete. In addition to sexual ascospores, ascomycetes often reproduce asexually as molds.

Detailed explanation-4: -Yeast are single-celled microorganisms that are classified, along with molds and mushrooms, as members of the Kingdom Fungi. Yeasts are evolutionarily diverse and are therefore classified into two separate phyla, Ascomycota or sac fungi and Basidiomycota or higher fungi, that together form the subkingdom Dikarya.

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