i think u can get medicine for vaginal fungish
2006-12-09 19:35:19
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answered by Anonymous
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The fungi (singular fungus) are a kingdom of eukaryotic organisms. They are heterotrophic and digest their food externally, absorbing nutrient molecules into their cells. Yeasts, molds, and mushrooms are examples of fungi. The branch of biology involving the study of fungi is known as mycology.
Fungi often have important symbiotic relationships with other organisms. Mycorrhizal symbiosis between plants and fungi is particularly important; over 90% of all plant species engage in some kind of mycorrhizal relationship with fungi and are dependent upon this relationship for survival.[1][2] Fungi are also used extensively by humans: yeasts are responsible for fermentation of beer and bread, and mushroom farming and gathering is a large industry in many countries.
Fungi and bacteria are the primary decomposers of organic matter in most terrestrial ecosystems.
Fungi were originally classified as plants, however they have since been separated as they are heterotrophs. This means they do not fix their own carbon through photosynthesis, but use carbon fixed by other organisms for metabolism. Fungi are now thought to be more closely related to animals than to plants, and are placed with animals in the monophyletic group of opisthokonts. For much of the Paleozoic Era, the fungi appear to have been aquatic. The first land fungi probably appeared in the Silurian, right after the first land plants appeared, even though their fossils are fragmentary. Fungi absorb their food while animals ingest it; also unlike animals, the cells of fungi have cell walls. For these reasons, these organisms are placed in their own kingdom, Fungi.
The Fungi are a monophyletic group, meaning all varieties of fungi come from a common ancestor. The monophyly of the fungi has been confirmed through repeated tests of molecular phylogenetics; shared ancestral traits include chitinous cell walls and heterotrophy by absorption, along with other shared characteristics.
The taxonomy of the Fungi is in a state of rapid flux at present, especially due to recent papers based on DNA comparisons, which often overturn the assumptions of the older systems of classification.[3] There is no unique generally accepted system at the higher taxonomic levels and there are constant name changes at every level, from species upwards. Web sites such as Index Fungorum, ITIS and Wikispecies define preferred up-to-date names (with cross-references to older synonyms), but do not always agree with each other or with names in Wikipedia in its various language variants.
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2006-12-10 04:14:40
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answered by catzpaw 6
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Because fungi are not photosynthetic, but are saprotrophs: obtaining food by breaking down and absorbing surrounding materials. Most fungi are formed by microscopic structures called hyphae, which may or may not be divided into cells but contain eukaryotic nuclei. Fruiting bodies, of which mushrooms are most familiar, are the reproductive structures of fungi. They are not related to any of the photosynthetic groups, but are close relatives of animals. Therefore, the fungi are in a kingdom of their own.
2006-12-10 03:40:37
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answered by Pam 5
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Fungi are much simpler structures and do not qualify as plants because they lack the more complex cell structures characteristic of plants and they contain no chlorophyl and do not go through the process of photosynthesis.
2006-12-10 03:36:39
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answered by eggman 7
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not only do fungi not photosynthesize, but its is a very fragile plant compared to others
2006-12-10 03:35:29
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answered by 7 Words You Can't Say On T.V 6
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Fungi don't photosynthesize.
2006-12-10 03:32:03
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answered by Anonymous
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Fungi do not photosynthesize as they do not contain chloroplasts.
2006-12-10 03:50:53
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answered by plant freak 3
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because they dont hv chlorophyll and dont need sun to make their own food.
2006-12-10 04:23:04
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answered by mia 3
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