"Fungi" -what are they??? Are they microscopic or what ?

So ,fungi are basically hetrotrophic non green plants  as it lacks chlorophyll a and due to hetrotrophic in nature it depends on ther for food ,they can't prepare there own food .

Fungi also form symbiotic association with algae normally known as-"lichen".

               LICHENS

 Fungi may be  unicellular or multicellular in nature  .unicellular fungi example is-yeast which is mainly used in beverages nd bread making industries etc ,and multicellular fungi example is-penicillium etc.(it is a type of fungi throug which a antibiotic "penicilli  was discovered by Alexander Fleming).

Based on the physical and internal features , fungi are further devided into 4 main types:-

🔴1.phycomycetes 

🔴2.Ascomycetes 

🔴3.Basidiomycetes 

🔴4.Duetroycetes

👉🔴1.phycomycetes- these are basically a type of fungi which are mainly  found in Rhizopus ,Mucor,Aspergillus .

👉🔴2.Ascomycetes -these are basically a type of fungi which are normally known as -"sac fungi".There mycelium is septate and branched and it includes mostly multicellular fungi like-"pencillium “ through which “penicillin”a antibiotic which is discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928,and it also includes unicellular fungi like" yeast” which is mainly used in beverages nd in bakers industry .Asexual spores of this fungi are condiospores nd sexual spores are normally known as “ascospores” which are produced endogenous in sac like structure called “asci”

Som examples are- Aspergillus,claviceps and neurospora etc.

👉🔴3.Basidiomycetes- These are the type of fungi which is mainly known as “bracket fungi " or " puff balls ” there mycelium is septate and branched ,asexual spores are not found but vegetative reproduction occur by fragmentation.

 Sex organs are mainly absent in this fungi and dikaryon phase is found which give rise to form basidium.Some  examples are - Agaricus,ustilago and puccinia. 

                MUSHROOMS 

👉🔴4.Duetroycetes- These are basically a type of fungi which are mainly known as "Imperfect fungi" as in this only asexual or vegetative phase is known. Mycelium is septate and branched and there asexual spores are -"conidia "some examples are -Alternia,Colletotricum and Trichoderma etc.

👉🔴Some fungi may be used as food like -mushroos morel and trufflescommonly known as-edible fungi) and some are poisonous in nature like - Death Cap (Amnita phalloides).so away from such fungus.

These different types of fungi are considered or we can say included in the kingdom Fungi of 5 kingdom classification  which is mainly given by R.H Whittaker in 1869