Kingdom: Fungi
Fungi is everywhere food basement air water
What is a fungus? Eukaryotic Unicellular or multicellular Heterotrophic Cell wall with chitin
Movement & Support Cell wall with chitin Rhizoids Hyphae Mycelia
Digestion/Obtaining Nutrients Heterotroph Decomposer, saprophyte Extracellular digestion Diffusion Digestive enzymes Parasite
Nervous/Response Nucleus Zygospores
Circulation Flow of cytoplasm
Gas Exchange Diffusion
Excretion Diffusion
Reproduction Asexual Sexual Budding Fragmentation Spores When hyphae fuse to form zygote
Helpful Fungi Decomposers Food source Help make food
Penicillium
Yeast
Harmful Fungi Plant diseases Moldy food
Leading cause of infections of hair, skin and fingernails Trichophyton
Candida albicans --Becomes an infectious agent when there is some change in the body environment that allows it to grow out of control Often a result of taking antibiotics
Athlete’s foot
Cool / Weird
Want an orange ? Zygomycota does !!
Puff Balls
Shelf Fungi
Cup Fungi