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Alright, let's go through the five characteristics of fungi.
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They are pretty straightforward.
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Alright, let's start with number one.
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Fungi are eukaryotes.
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Okay, so they're eukaryotic, and this means that they have complex cell structures within a true nucleus that's enclosed in a membrane.
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Okay, so they've got a true nucleus, and then they have other complex structures.
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So they are eukaryotic.
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The second characteristic of fungi is that they're heterotrophic in their nutrition.
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So heterotrophic means they obtain nutrients by absorbing organic matter from their environment.
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That absorption might mean consuming.
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So consuming another organism, or just taking in those organic molecules that are already made.
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They cannot make them themselves.
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So that is fungi, heterotrophic.
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The third thing is hyphal structure...