NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM FUNGI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is not true about the importance of fungi?
A
Yeast undergoes fermentation and is used in bakery.
B
Penicillium notatum produce antibiotic for treatment against bacterial infection.
C
Fungi functioned to fix carbon dioxide in carbon cycle.
D
Candidiasis is a yeast infection that is caused by a type of Ascomycte.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The statement that is NOT true of fungi is c) Each of the filaments on the body is a mycelium. Rather, each of the filaments of the body of the fungus is a hyphae, and the mass of the hyphae makes up the mycelium.

Detailed explanation-2: -They break down organic material to get nutrients and energy. In doing so, they turn complex chemicals into simpler elements, such as carbon. In fact, “fungi are an integral part of the global carbon cycle, ” says Treseder. “They can move carbon from decomposing material into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.”

Detailed explanation-3: -It turns out that fungi, much like people and animals, take in oxygen and respire carbon dioxide (CO2), a major greenhouse gas. There are an enormous variety and amount of fungi in forest soils throughout the world that live on the roots of trees.

Detailed explanation-4: -Importance of Fungi in Agriculture Release of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon and phosphorus in the soil. Production of different enzymes in soil. Enhancement of plant growth. Prevent plants from different pathogens.

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