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Can You Describe The Land Adaptations Of Fungi?

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Fungi; although grow best in the damp habitats, are found wherever organic matter is present. They are a successful group of land organisms. They possess several features in their body and reproduction that adapt them to terrestrial mode of life.
Fast spreading Hyphae
Extensive system of fast-spreading hyphae penetrates the substrate and enormously increases the contact and surface area for absorption. Cytoplasmic flow throughout the hyphae is responsible for their rapid growth and spread.
Chitinous Wall
Chitin in their thickened hyphal wall is more resistant to decay than are cellulose and lignin found in plant cell wall.
Rhizoids
In saprobes, certain modified hyphae called rhizoids anchor the fungus to the substrate and also digest and then absorb the food.
No Flagellated cells
They lack flagellated cells through out their life.
Production of numerous spores
They produce large number of small, on motile spores.
Thick protective conidia
They produce conidia with tick protective covering.
Tolerate temperature extremes
Many can tolerate temperature extremes -5 degree centigrade below freezing and some can tolerate 50 degree centigrade or more.

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