4/7 & 4/8- 7th Grade Agenda Learning Objective: Discuss facts about Fungi & Protist Collect HW: Reading & Notetaking p.166 - 168 Chap 9 Study Guide Video: Walking with Prehistoric Beasts Textbook Reading 344 – 349 HW: Reading & Notetaking 169 - 170 Reminder: Chap 9 Test on 4/14 & 4/15

Reflection Prompt: Write 3 questions about Fungi

Fungus like protists Fungus like protist are heterotr____, have cell walls, and use spores to reproduce Slime molds, water molds and downy mildews are examples of fungus like protists ophs

Irish Potato Famine Water Mold which is a type of protist attacked Irish potato crops in 1845 – 1846 1 Million Irish died of starv_____ 1 Million Irish immig_______ to America and other countries ation rated

Fungus res yotes Mold Mushroom Yeast Fungi (Pronounced Fun Guy) are eukar______ that have cell walls, are heterotrophs that feed by absorbing their food and use spo_____ to reproduce yotes Mold Mushroom res Blue Cheese Yeast

Is Mushroom a Plant? No. Why? Don’t use photosynthesis Absorb dead organism through hyphae (Pronounced hyphee)

Which Mushrooms are Poisonous? All of them. How do you tell the difference? It is not easy to tell the difference!

Some Fungus are helpful Penicillin is a type of mold that kills bact____ eria

Can antibiotics (Penicillin) help with virus infections (Colds & Flu)? No

Can antibiotics (Penicillin) help with bacteria infections (Sinus Infections & Strep Throat)? Yes

What is Yeast? Is a yeast a bacteria, protist or fungus? Fungus

Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment Between 1932 – 1972 African Americans with Syphilis (Bacterial Infection) was not treated with Penicillin. They just studied the natural progression of the disease Didn’t tell the patients that Syphilis can be cured with Penicillin Doctors of the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment