Characteristics of kingdom Fungi.

Characteristics of kingdom Fungi

1. Cells have a defined nucleus and divide by mitosis.

2. Nutrition is accomplished by absorption.

3. Use haploid spores to reproduce asexually.

4. Photosynthesis is not possible due to the lack of chlorophyll.

5. The majority of the fungi are saprophytes, but a few are parasitic.

6. Store food in the form of glycogen.

7. Chitin is contained in mycelial cell walls.

8. They are non-motile and heterotrophic organisms.

9. Alternation of generation is a process that occurs in fungi.