Kingdom fungi

Question 1

Characteristics of fungi

Answer 1

Eukaryotes, most are multicellular (yeasts are unicellular), hyphae work together to form a network of mycelium, cell walls of chitin, heterotrophs – conduct extracellular digestion to obtain nutrients

Question 2

How are organisms in this kingdom helpful or harmful to humans?

Answer 2

Helpful- source of food, used to make drugs and cure diseases (including drugs that stop organ rejection), can produce cooking flavourings and can remove stains.
Harmful- some fungi when injected can be toxic and cause severe symptoms and even death.