Bellwork: Fri. April 1, 2016 Fungi have cell walls made of ______________________ 2. Plants have cell walls composed of __________________________ 3. The next test is going to cover: Viruses, _____________,_____________and ___________

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Chytrid fungus: parastic fungus that affects the skin of frogs - killing them http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/frogs-the-thin-green-line/video-full-episode/4882/ http://www.savethefrogs.com/day/

It is the greatest mass extinction since the dinosaurs It is the greatest mass extinction since the dinosaurs.  Population by population, species by species, amphibians are vanishing from the Earth. Despite international alarm and 15 years of scientists scrambling for answers, the frogs keep dying Large scale die-offs of frogs around the world have prompted scientists to take desperate measures to try to save those frogs they can, even bathing frogs in Clorox solutions and keeping them in Tupperware boxes under carefully controlled conditions to prevent the spread of a deadly fungus. Will it ever be safe to return the frogs back to the ecosystem from which they were taken?

fungusChytridiomycosis fungusChytridiomycosis. Ventral skin of upper hind limb of Atelopus varius from western Panama.

DOWN: Add Person who studies fungus. (it starts with an “m.”)

Bellwork: later Fungi that prey on a host, like frogs, are _________________ Amphibians are known as _____________ species Why is it important to be worried about the frogs?___________________________-