Fungi are classified as separate kingdom.This kingdom includes not only the familiar mushroom ,molds, puffballs, and stink horns, but also yeast, smuts,rusts, and lichens.Most fungi are multi cellular, consisting of a mass of thread like hyphae that together form a mycelium..However ,the simpler fungi,e.g-yeast are microscopic single cell organism.Typically fungi reproduce by means of spores.Most fungi feed on dead or decaying matter, or on living organism.A few fungi obtain their food from plants or algae.Most of the time Fungi remain hidden from view as they grow through their food.It is only when fungi produce fruiting bodies ,such as mushrooms ,that they become visible.Fruiting bodies have only one purpose -reproduction.They make and release tiny spores that enable fungi to reproduce.
USEFUL FUNGI-Some types of fungi are delicious to eat.Moulds put the blue into blue cheeses and rind on brie and Camembert.Another fungi yeast , make bread rise , and the alcohol in wine and beer.Some molds produces bacteria - killing antibiotics , such as penicillin
Cyclosporin , isolated originally from a fungus is a drug used to stop the body rejecting transplanted organs such as kidneys.But some fungi can be bad for human.
HARMFUL FUNGI Some fungi are highly poisonous and can even kill.Dry rot fungus destroys wood and timber in houses.Fungi can attack paper, clothes and other household items.
Mildews, smuts, and rusts infect and destroy valuable crops.Some fungi causes diseases such as athlete 's foot , and ring worm.
The most valuable fungus is the white truffle .Prized by chefs for its pungent smell, by weight it is five times expensive than silver.
MOST EATABLE FUNGI, - MUSHROOM Mushroom belongs unique group of living things fungi.They consist of hair -like threads called hyphae , which spread unseen through the soil.When the conditions are right , hyphae push upwords out of the soil with incredible speed to form a mushroom.Mushrooms are used as food in many countries around the world .They are delicious to eat.But ' beware ' ,all mushrooms are not eatable .Some are highly poisonous ,the one which grows in the wild or in forest.
POISONOUS MUSHROOMS-.Some poisonous mushroom are -The death cap,less than 28 g can kill a person in just few hours.likewise coffin web cap, ,Destroying angel and false morel are all poisonous and should never be eaten.Even if one touches it ,should wash hands thoroughly.
INTERESTING FACTS-
USEFUL FUNGI-Some types of fungi are delicious to eat.Moulds put the blue into blue cheeses and rind on brie and Camembert.Another fungi yeast , make bread rise , and the alcohol in wine and beer.Some molds produces bacteria - killing antibiotics , such as penicillin
Cyclosporin , isolated originally from a fungus is a drug used to stop the body rejecting transplanted organs such as kidneys.But some fungi can be bad for human.
HARMFUL FUNGI Some fungi are highly poisonous and can even kill.Dry rot fungus destroys wood and timber in houses.Fungi can attack paper, clothes and other household items.
Mildews, smuts, and rusts infect and destroy valuable crops.Some fungi causes diseases such as athlete 's foot , and ring worm.
The most valuable fungus is the white truffle .Prized by chefs for its pungent smell, by weight it is five times expensive than silver.
MOST EATABLE FUNGI, - MUSHROOM Mushroom belongs unique group of living things fungi.They consist of hair -like threads called hyphae , which spread unseen through the soil.When the conditions are right , hyphae push upwords out of the soil with incredible speed to form a mushroom.Mushrooms are used as food in many countries around the world .They are delicious to eat.But ' beware ' ,all mushrooms are not eatable .Some are highly poisonous ,the one which grows in the wild or in forest.
POISONOUS MUSHROOMS-.Some poisonous mushroom are -The death cap,less than 28 g can kill a person in just few hours.likewise coffin web cap, ,Destroying angel and false morel are all poisonous and should never be eaten.Even if one touches it ,should wash hands thoroughly.
INTERESTING FACTS-
- The world's biggest fungus is a specimen of a honey fungus known as the "humongous fungus".It grows beneath a forest in oregon USA covering an area of 9sq km(3.5sq miles),and many weigh up to 600 tonnes.
- One of the most important functions of mould is to breakdown dead animals and plant remains.Without these fungi , we would be knee-deep in dead organism.Mould break downs the remains ,leaving it to rot.
- FUNGI,MUSHROOMS ,
- There are more than 100,000 species of fungi in three main groups -black bread molds,spore shooters, spore droppers.
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