NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM MONERA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Fungi can be ____
A
Unicellular
B
Multicellular
C
Unicellular and Multicellular
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Except for yeast, most fungi are multicellular creatures. A fungus’ vegetative body can be unicellular or multicellular. Depending on the environment, dimorphic fungi can transition from a unicellular to a multicellular state. Yeasts are the common name for unicellular fungus.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fungi are the organisms that are eukaryotic. They can be both unicellular as well as multicellular. An example of unicellular fungi is Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast).

Detailed explanation-3: -Although dimorphic fungi can change from the unicellular to multicellular state (depending on environmental conditions), most fungi are actually multicellular organisms. They display two distinct morphological stages: the vegetative and reproductive.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of unicellular fungi are yeast. Puccinia, Albugo are examples of multicellular fungi.

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