FUNGI
Antibiotics
Decomposition
Food
Symbiosis Lichens Lichens Mycorrhizae Mycorrhizae
Pathology
General Characteristics Eukaryotic Eukaryotic Mostly multicellular Mostly multicellular Mostly haploid Mostly haploid Chemoheterotrophic Chemoheterotrophic Extracellular digestion via exoenzymes Extracellular digestion via exoenzymes Saprobes (decomposers) Saprobes (decomposers) Parasites Parasites Mutualistic symbionts Mutualistic symbionts
General Structure
Asexual Reproduction Budding
Spread by growth… …and spore dispersal Asexual Reproduction
Sexual Reproduction
Plasmogamy Plasmogamy Fusion of cytoplasm of hyphae Fusion of cytoplasm of hyphae Produces heterokaryotic cells Produces heterokaryotic cells
Sexual Reproduction Karyogamy Karyogamy Fusion of nuclei Fusion of nuclei Produces diploid zygote Produces diploid zygote Meiosis produces haploid spores Meiosis produces haploid spores