Kingdom Fungi
General Characteristics
- Single celled (yeasts) or multicellular forms
- Reproduction either sexual or asexual
- Secrete enzymes to digest food externally and absorb nutrients from digested food
- Body of a fungus is a mass of connected hyphae
- Mycelium = mass of hyphae
- Cell walls composed of chitin
- Spores are the most common means of reproduction
Fungal Groups