Intro to Mycology !

Hi all! We are back!:)

Now that you know what Mycology is( the study of fungi for those who weren't attentive!) The first question to ask is...

What are fungi?? I’m sure you’ve had unpleasant experiences where you shrieked upon seeing a black-white fluffy growth on your bread, just like on this picture?

Totally ruined your appetite didn't it? The black-white fluffy growth is actually FUNGI!

A fungus (singular form of fungi) is a EUKARYOTIC organism that digests its food externally and absorbs the nutrient molecules into its cells by breaking down dead organic material.

P.S. The word in caps is pronounced as "u-carry-your-tic"

It comes from the word: Eukaryote. Eukaryote means "true nut," referring to the fact that eukaryotic cells possess an internal nucleus.

Fungi are part of the 5 kingdom. The 5 kingdom consists of Animalia (animals),Plantae (Plants),Protista and Monera. I bet you might wondering that why plants and animals are spelt in a "weird" manner in the 5 kingdom.

Reason is because, they are spelt in Greek! Cool eh?? In fact, all the terms under Mycology and Microbiology are spelt in Greek! By the way, did you know that all the other kingdoms in the 5 kingdom are either multicellular eukaryotes (multiple cells) or unicellular eukaryotes (single-celled), except fungi? Well, fungi are special because they can be both unicellular and multicellular eukaryotes!

Alright, that's all for this entry! The next entry will be on the characteristics of fungi!

So do remember to check in later!:))