Chapter 12, Problem 2SA

Summary Introduction

To answer:

The mode of nutrient transportation in fungi.

Introduction:

Fungi are eukaryotic organisms sharing similarities genetically with animals rather than plants. Presence of chitin in the cell wall is the major characteristic of fungi. Fungi are heterotrophs; they make symbiosis relationship with plants, animals and even fungi. They play a vital role in recycling nutrients from organic matter by the process of decomposition. Mode of nutrition in fungi is through absorption.