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Mycology Group 2 f365c2958d5276031d121b318cfb6206 Characteristics of Fungi
Mycology Group 2 
Characteristics of Fungi
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Non motile, although a few (chytrids) have a motile phase.
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They are heterotroph that can ingest or absorbs organic carbon in order to produce energy and synthesis compound to maintain its life.
Cell wall & membrane
Since, fungi cell wall is chitin (a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine), it is not affected by antibiotics which inhibit peptidoglycan synthesis
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They are filamentous and branched somatic structures which are typically surrounded by cell walls containing chitin.
Habitat and nutrition
chemoheterotrophs
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secretes degradative enzymes into environment enabling them to live saprophytically on organic wastes
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Modes of fungal growth
Filamentous (mold-like)
have vegetative body (thallus) like mass of thread with many branches (mycelium) grows by branching or tip elongation
have hyphae (tubular cells) which are either septate (partitioned into segments but still septae are perforated so cytoplasm is continuous) or non-septate (uninterrupted by crosswalls)
Yeast like fungi
exists in population of single, unconnected, spheroid shape which generally reproduce by budding
Dimorphic fungi
especially those that causes systemic mycoses shows dimorphism (showing both yeast-like and mold-like characteristics)
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