For a very long
time, fungi were classified as plants. However, they are very different from
plants and belong to their own kingdom. Fungi do not have chlorophyll and
do not photosynthesise.
They feed saprophytically, or parasitically, on organic material like faeces, human foods and dead
plants or animals.
A fungus is made of hyphae, which are long tubes, collectively they are called mycellium and form branches that can cover many acres.
The hypha is a
long tube and effectively one cell with many nuclei. It could be divided into
comparments by septa; The tip is tapered, this is
where it is growing outwards and is known as the extension zone.
Fungi grow
specialised areas for reproduction called fruiting
bodies. These can grow very large and be visible to the naked eye where
they are known as mushrooms. It is
from these that spores are produced.
I see on the fourth image on the edible mushroom that the mycellium is labeled as "mycelium" (one "L"). Is this also allowed in IG?
ReplyDeleteYou think so?
DeleteMycelium is correct, not mycellium, cheers.
ReplyDeleteIGCSE Allows for spelling errors for the examinations in 2014. Even if you write luns instead of lungs, It's allowed! Later in 2015 and 2015+ years it's not.
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