NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM PROTISTA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
People used to think mushrooms were a type of plant because they have cell walls and grow out of the ground. However, mushrooms are in Kingdom Fungi because sometimes they ____
A
take a unicellular form and plants are not unicellular
B
take a multicellular form and plants are not multicellular
C
take an autotrophic form and plants are not autotrophic
D
reproduce asexually and plants do not reproduce asexually
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Like plant cells, fungal cells have a thick cell wall, but in fungi, it is made of complex polysaccharides called chitin and glucans. Chitin, also found in the exoskeleton of insects, gives structural strength to the cell walls of fungi. The wall protects the cell from desiccation (’drying out’) and predators.

Detailed explanation-2: -Structure of a Fungi: They can be single-cell or multicellular organisms. Fungi consist of long thread-like bodies called hyphae. These hyphae form a mesh-like structure called mycelium. Fungi have a cell wall that contains chitin and polysaccharides.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mushrooms are fungi. They belong in a kingdom of their own, separate from plants and animals. Fungi differ from plants and animals in the way they obtain their nutrients. Generally, plants make their food using the sun’s energy (photosynthesis), while animals eat, then internally digest, their food.

Detailed explanation-4: -Posted June 9, 2022. Yes, fungi have cell walls. All fungi, whether unicellular or multicellular, have a thick cell wall composed of tough complex polysaccharides called chitin. Chitin provides the cell walls of fungi with crucial structural strength.

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