Exercise 8 - Debunking Myths

• Fungi have not been classified as plants

  because of the composition of their cell wall, as well as they lack the ability to photosynthesize.
• Generally, fungi are classified under four divisions:

  • Ascomycota (yeasts and sac fungi)
  • Basidiomycota (club fungi)
  • Chytridiomycota (chytrids)
  • Zygomycota (bread molds).
• On the other hand, lichens also resemble plants with their foliage-like structures and form that resembles bryophytes and yet, lichens are communities of microorganisms rather than one organism