Kingdom of Fungi

by Kevin Tran

What Defines Fungi?

Fungi are:• Eukaryotic• HeterotrophsFungi have:• Cell walls made of chitin• An external digestive systemIf it doesn’t have all these, it isn’t a Fungus.

Structure of Multicellular Fungi

1. Mycelium – consists of strands of hyphae grown into the fungi’s food source or source of nutrition.

2. Fruiting Body – some fungi do not have a fruiting body but those that do grow them for the purpose of reproduction and spreading of spores. In club fungi, the fruiting body is the only visible portion of a fungus.

Structure of Club Fungi

Closer Look at Hypha

Reproduction of Fungi

In the most basic terms:1.Spores are released from the fruiting body2.They find their way to a source of food and

nutrients3.The spores grow into a mycelium structure

from the food source4.Eventually the mycelium will mature into a

new fruiting body5.Note that most but not all fungi, especially

single celled fungi, reproduce this way.

Single Celled Fungi

• Single Celled Fungi reproduce by meiosis, just like all other cells

• An example of a single celled fungus is the yeast.

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<http://www.a1b2c3.com/drugs/pictures/musid1.htm>.• Digital image. Wikipedia.org. Web.

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• Shroomery. Digital image. Web. <http://files.shroomery.org/cms/oldimages/3381/25065.jpg>.

• Structure of Fungi. Digital image. Web. <http://img.sparknotes.com/figures/5/5b2570b38ff96026a03c4f4d6d510ed7/basidiostructure.gif

• Yeast. Digital image. Wikipedia.org. Web. <http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/S_cerevisiae_under_DIC_microscopy.jpg/600px-S_cerevisiae_under_DIC_microscopy.jpg>.