Comparison of fungi and bacteria Feature Fungi Bacteria diameter 3-15ψm( yeast) 0.5-2pm nucleus eukaryotic prokaryotic cytoplasm with mitochondria and without mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum endoplasmic reticulum Cell wall chitin peptidoglycan spores sexual and asexual spore for survival, not for spore for proliferation proliferation dimorphism yes No metabolism Require organic May not require organic carbon and no carbon and maybe anaerobes anaerobes7 Comparison of fungi and bacteria Feature Fungi Bacteria diameter 3-15 µ m(yeast) 0.5-2 µ m nucleus eukaryotic prokaryotic cytoplasm with mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum without mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum Cell wall chitin peptidoglycan spores sexual and asexual spore for proliferation spore for survival, not for proliferation dimorphism yes No metabolism Require organic carbon and no anaerobes May not require organic carbon and maybe anaerobes