Fungi

Fungi

• Can be unicellular (yeasts)• Can be multicellular (mushrooms)• Eukaryotes• Use spores to reproduce• Heterotrophs• Need moist, warm places to grow

Structure of Fungus

• Arranged in HYPHAE (except yeasts)– Hyphae are threadlike tubes that help substances

move quickly through a fungus’ body

• A fungus’ appearance depends on how the hyphae are arranged.– Fuzzy molds have loose hyphae

– Stalk and cap of a mushroom have tight hyphae• (underground a mushroom’s hyphae are loose)

How Fungi Get Food• Fungus grows into food source• Digestive chemicals oozed from hyphae into

food• Digestive chemicals break down food• Hyphae absorb food

• Some fungus feed on dead organisms• Others are parasites on the living...

Athlete’s foot!

• Usually use spores (made by fruiting bodies)• Move through air or water• Only a few of the thousands produced will

survive• Asexually – (yeast) carry out budding• Sexually – Hyphae grow together and

genetic material is exchanged

Reproduction of Fungi

Classification of Fungi• Thread-like – molds like on bread• Sac – yeast, truffles• Club- mushrooms, puffballs, shelf• Imperfect - penicillium

An Interaction with Fungi

Backdrops:

- These are full sized backdrops, just scale them up!

- Can be Copy-Pasted out of Templates for use anywhere!

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