Review Questions: 1. What are the main features of fungi cells? 2. Do photosynthetic fungi exist? How do fungi nourish themselves? 3. What are the hyphae and the mycelium of pluricellular fungi? 4. What types of reproduction occur in fungi? 5. What are lichens?
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- Fungal cells are eukaryotic, meaning they have a well-defined nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles. - They have cell walls made of chitin, which is different from the cellulose found in plant cell walls. - Fungi can be unicellular (like Show more…
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