The Funguslike Protists The Kingdom Protista The Funguslike Protists
Characteristics like fungi unlike fungi live in moist environments some aquatic heterotrophic (decomposers) no true tissues unlike fungi cell walls contain cellulose (not chitin) motile
Water Molds often seen on dead organic matter sexual and asexual reproduction sporangia (asexual) produce zoospores that search for food and develop into new organisms once food is found blight a disease of plants that causes rapid destruction of the leaves and stems can spread easily and wipe out entire crops
Slime Molds important decomposer organisms two-phased life cycle feeding phase: amoeba-like Appear as slimy white, yellow, or red masses reproductive phase: fruiting bodies: produce spores