How can the structure of the fungi described?

Answer 1

Fungi can be divided into two basic morphological forms, yeasts and hyphae. Yeastsare unicellular fungi which reproduce asexually by blastoconidia formation (budding) or fission. Hyphaeare multi-cellular fungi which reproduce asexually and/or sexually

Answer 2

1. Fungi are eukaryotic
2. The majority are multicellular (yeast is single celled)
3. Lack chlorophyll
4. Nutritionally they are heterotrophic, they digest food outside the body and absorb it . They are saprophytes, parasites and some are mutualistic.
5. Their basic body plan constitutes a mass of netlike filaments called hyphae. The entire mass is called the mycelium. Most fungal hyphae are divided into cells by cross walls called septa. Some fungi are aseptate, lacking cross walls. They are said to be coenocytic. Some types of fungi contain lateral hyphae that absorb nutrients from other organisms, called haustoria.
6. Reproduction is accomplished by the release of sexual or asexual spores. For many species of fungi sexual reproduction is a contingency used when environmental conditions are difficult. Under favorable conditions asexual spores are produced by the millions and dispersed over a large area.
Haploid conditions prevail in the life cycles of most fungi. Conjugation occurs in many fungal species.