From Bacteria to Plants Chapter 3.3 Pages 95-104 Fungus From Bacteria to Plants Chapter 3.3 Pages 95-104

What’s a Fungus? Bread Mold Mushrooms Bracket Fungus on trees

What’s a Fungus? Are all Eukaryotes (have a nucleus) Reproduce via Spores Are heterotrophs (can not make own food) Live in warm, moist environments On a dewy lawn Forest floors Wet bathroom tiles

Structure Arranged in structures called Hyphae (Hi-fee) Branching, thread-like tubes of cytoplasm Contain numerous nuclei Allow substances to move freely and quickly through the fungus

Hyphae

All Fungi are… A. Prokaryotes & Heterotrophs B. Eukaryotes & Autotrophs C. Eukaryotes & Heterotrophs

How Fungi Feed Hyphae grow into the food source Page 97 Release digestive chemicals that break food down Absorb food through hyphae Are Decomposers: Feed on dead organisms… Broken tree limbs …or Living organisms – a Parasite Page 95 Athlete’s foot.

Exit Pass What is the structure of a fungus made of and how do they acquire food? How do fungi reproduce?

Reproduction Create lightweight spores that easily travel in air or water Produce 1,000’s at a time.

Classification Threadlike Sac Club Imperfect Refer to textbook page 99 for details.

What is the structure of a fungus made of? A. Mold B. Hyphae C. Spores

Which of the following is NOT a correct description of fungi? A. Parasite B. Heterotroph C. Decomposer D. Autotroph

Exit Pass Using textbook page 99, list the 4 classifications of Fungi. Explain how the first 3 categories of fungi were named.

Fungus Among Us Read about Fungi in the Living World Textbook pages 102-104 Answer Section Review questions (p104, #1-4)