Differentiate between Algae and Fungi.
Algae | Fungi |
They belong to Kingdom plantae. | They belong to Kingdom Fungi. |
They are mostly aquatic and found in both fresh water and marine water. | They are mostly terrestrial and found in dead matter . |
They are autotrophs. | They are heterotrophs, either saprophytes, parasites or symbiotic. |
They grow in light environment. | They grow in dark, dim or diffuse light conditions. |
Cell wall is made up of cellulose. | Cell wall composed of chitin or fungus cellulose. |
Reserve food material is in the form of starch and oil. | Reserve food material is in the form of oil and Glycogen. |
Chlorophyll and accessory pigments are present. | Chlorophyll and accessory pigments are absent. |
Filaments, if present are branched or unbranched. | Filaments or hyphae are usually branched. |
Consists of uninucleated cell. | Consists of multinucleated cells. |
Asexual reproduction normally occurs by zoospores. | Zoospores are absent. |
Motility of gametes is very rare. | Gametes are motile. |
Eg: Fucus, Spirogyra, Ulothrix etc. | Eg: Rhizopus, Mucor, Yeast etc. |