Club fungi are heterotrophic and it can be saprophytes. The enzyme present in the club fungi decompose the leaves, wood and other organic materials. It can be eaten by other fungi and bacteria.
It is distinguished from the other fungi by the presence of a club-shaped organ called as a basidium. Puffballs, mushroom and shelf fungi are the members of this group.
Mendel was interested in the offspring of two different parent plants, so he had to prevent self-pollination. He removed the anthers from the flowers of some of the plants in his experiments. ... The offspring that result from such a cross are called hybrids.
