Stupid question I know...Just trying to settle a debate...
2007-02-08 18:49:30 · 5 answers · asked by Jade Orchid 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Actually you're all wrong. Some molds are fungi, some are not. Not too long ago the molds were sepearted into two kingdoms, true fungi and the Stramenapila (formerly known as Chromista). The stramenipila includes the so called water molds like Phytophthora.
This is a classic example of convergent evolution. Two different groups of organisms with different evolutionary histories have evolved to look and act rather similarly.
2007-02-09 02:48:10 · answer #1 · answered by floundering penguins 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Molds produce spores and are in the same family as fungi.
2007-02-09 02:58:32 · answer #2 · answered by Amante D 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes molds are fungi.
Molds or moulds are microscopic multicellular fungi. They are generally composed of hyphae (filamentous structures) which are usually but not always separated from each other by divisions called septa. They are genetically similar to yeasts.
2007-02-09 04:48:19 · answer #3 · answered by babitha t 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
YES. Molds are classified as fungi. They are saphrophytic organisms, meaning they get nourishment from dead or decaying matter.
2007-02-09 02:58:47 · answer #4 · answered by adonisMD 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes
2007-02-09 02:58:07 · answer #5 · answered by It Co$t To Be Around The Bo$$ 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋