differentiate between Fungi and bacteria Related: Whittaker 5 kingdom...
Bacteria
Bacteria are prokaryotic (without true nucleus) organisms
Bacteria can be both producers and decomposers of the ecosystem. Producers include chemosynthetic bacteria in deep sea
Most bacteria grow best around neutral pH values (6.5 - 7.0)
Bacteria are unicellular organisms that are visible only under microscope
Bacterial cell is without true nucleus and membrane bound organelles
Bacterial cell wall is made up of peptidoglycan (except in archaebacteria)
Sterols are absent in cell membrane (except in Mycoplasma)
Mode of nutrition is heterotrophic, chemoautotrophic, photoautotrophic, aerobic, anaerobic or facultatively anaerobic
Bacteria reproduce by binary fission
Bacteria are sensitive to antibiotics like Penicillin, Chloramphenicol etc but resistant to Griseofulvin
Fungi
Fungi are eukaryotic (with true nucleus) organisms
vent ecosystem and photosynthetic bacteria. Majority of soil bacteria are decomposers.
Fungi generally are the decomposers of the ecosystem
Most fungi grow best around slightly acidic pH (4-6)
Fungi are unicellular (Yeast) or multi-cellular filamentous organisms with hyphae and mycelium.
Fungal cell is with true nucleus and membrane bound organelles
Fungal cell wall is made up of chitin
Sterols are present in cell membrane
Mode of nutrition is heterotrophic (without chlorophyll) living either as saprophytes; feeding on dead or decayed matter or as parasites. Generally aerobic or facultatively anaerobic
Fungus reproduce by variety of sexual and asexual spores
Fungi are resistant to antibiotics like Penicillin, Chloramphenicol etc but sensitive to Griseofulvin