Fungus, any of about 144,000 known species of organisms of the kingdom Fungi, including yeasts, mildews, molds, and mushrooms
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A fungus is a eukaryotic organism that digests its food externally and absorbs the nutrient molecules into its cells
The fungus kingdom contains more than 99,000 known species distributed throughout the world
Fungi are mostly saprobes (saprophyte is an equivalent term): organisms that derive nutrients from decaying organic matter
They are heterotrophs and contain neither photosynthetic pigments such as chlorophyll
The organisms found
Hyphae (hí - fee) plural: the threads that form the body of a fungus
The plural form of fungi is also fungi
Fungi are found all around the world, and grow in a wide range of habitats, including deserts
The name is an informal term for a polyphyletic grouping that includes species from multiple distinct clades
The following year, 2905 new species were described—the highest annual record of new fungus names
Their cells are surrounded by cell walls made of cellulose, a The giant puffball mushroom bursts open and releases trillions of spores
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Most fungal hyphae are divided into separate cells by endwalls called septa (singular, septum) (Figure 3
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It is a noun that refers to something/someone of more than one in number
Their cells are surrounded by cell walls made of cellulose, a type of carbohydrate
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Unicellular fungi—yeasts—are included within the study of microbiology
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Hyphae in fungi vary in structure and serve different functions from one species to another
Many fungi reduce human hunger by aiding the growth of plants
Algae (singular: alga) are plant-like protists that can be either unicellular or multicellular (Figure \(\PageIndex{4}\))
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Unicellular fungi (yeasts) cells form pseudohyphae from individual yeast cells
Fungi are a category of organism as large and varied as the animals or plants
(E O Wilson) The discipline of biology devoted to the study of funguses is known as mycology