Why are fungi unable to live in dry areas?

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Dr Birendra Kumar Mishra
Nov 8, 2016

Mode of nutrition and flagella.

Explanation:

Generally, fungi are saprophytes or parasites. In both the situations, moisture is prerequisite.
The unicellular fungi or reproducing spores have flagella for movement. These strutures never move in dry situations.
So, it is not possible for such types of organisms to survive in the dry coditions.

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