Wednesday, February 10, 2010

What is difference between Fungi and mold?

Anyone know the major differences between the twoWhat is difference between Fungi and mold?
Mold is a type of fungi(fungus)What is difference between Fungi and mold?
fungus





Fungi (singular fungus) are a kingdom of eukaryotic organisms. The fungi are heterotrophic organisms characterized by a chitinous cell wall, and in the majority of species, filamentous growth as multicellular hyphae forming a mycelium; some fungal species also grow as single cells. Sexual and asexual reproduction is via spores, often produced on specialized structures or in fruiting bodies. Yeasts, molds, and mushrooms are examples of fungi. The discipline of biology devoted to the study of fungi is known as mycology.





molds





Molds (or moulds, see spelling differences) include all species of microscopic fungi that grow in the form of multicellular filaments, called hyphae.[1] In contrast, microscopic fungi that grow as single cells are called yeasts. A connected network of these tubular branching hyphae has the same DNA and is considered a single organism, referred to as a colony or in more technical terms a mycelium.





Molds do not form a specific taxonomic or phylogenetic grouping, but can be found in the divisions Zygomycota, Deuteromycota and Ascomycota. Although some molds cause disease or food spoilage, others are useful for their role in biodegradation or in the production of various foods, beverages, antibiotics and enzymes.
The term ';fungi'; includes the entire kingdom of heterotrophic and eukaryotic organisms that include molds, mushrooms, yeasts etc.





';Mold'; refers to microscopic fungi that grow in multicellular filaments called hyphae.
MOld grows on bread and they are yummy...Fungi is yeast like substance that grows on female genatalia...
actually, there's no difference since molds are fungi. the common fungi that you can see is the mushroom that belongs to the phylum basidiomycota. remeber, that you have other phyla to which the molds you are referring to belong. for instance, the bread mold Rhizopus (pls. underline or italicize, it's a genus) that you see are actually reproductive structures of the fungi that you calle hyphae (pls check whether this is correct)
Fungi


(singular fungus) are a kingdom of eukaryotic organisms. The fungi are heterotrophic organisms characterized by a chitinous cell wall, and in the majority of species, filamentous growth as multicellular hyphae forming a mycelium; some fungal species also grow as single cells. Sexual and asexual reproduction is via spores, often produced on specialized structures or in fruiting bodies. Yeasts, molds, and mushrooms are examples of fungi. The discipline of biology devoted to the study of fungi is known as mycology.





Molds


(or moulds, see spelling differences) include all species of microscopic fungi that grow in the form of multicellular filaments, called hyphae.[1] In contrast, microscopic fungi that grow as single cells are called yeasts. A connected network of these tubular branching hyphae has the same DNA and is considered a single organism, referred to as a colony or in more technical terms a mycelium.





Molds do not form a specific taxonomic or phylogenetic grouping, but can be found in the divisions Zygomycota, Deuteromycota and Ascomycota. Although some molds cause disease or food spoilage, others are useful for their role in biodegradation or in the production of various foods, beverages, antibiotics and enzymes.
No difference I think.

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