Video Transcript
Which of the following statements
about kingdom Fungi is incorrect? (A) Organisms belonging to kingdom
Fungi may be able to form spores sexually or asexually. (B) Organisms belonging to kingdom
Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular. Or (C) organisms belonging to
kingdom Fungi can photosynthesize to produce their own nutrition.
This question is asking us to read
the three statements and to choose the one that is not true.
Let’s start by looking at two
examples of organisms in the fungus kingdom: yeast and a mushroom. Yeast are unicellular
organisms. This means that they are composed
of just one cell. Yeast reproduce asexually through a
process called budding. Yeast absorb their nutrition from
their surroundings. This means that they are
heterotrophic organisms.
On the other hand, mushrooms are
multicellular organisms. They are composed of many
cells. Most mushrooms reproduce by making
spores. Spores can be made sexually or
asexually. Mushrooms absorb their nutrition
from their surroundings by using enzymes to break down dead and decaying organic
matter.
Looking at our examples, we have
learned that fungi can be unicellular or multicellular. They can reproduce sexually or
asexually. And they are all heterotrophic. Using this information, let’s
choose the answer that is not true about fungi. We are able to eliminate the two
correct statements. The statement that is incorrect
about kingdom Fungi is “Organisms belonging to kingdom Fungi can photosynthesize to
produce their own nutrition.”
