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Kingdom Fungi 3.1 Image from: Not sure what type of microscopic fungi this is…looks like an image of hyphae.
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What are Fungi? Image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus
Clockwise from top left:Amanita muscaria, a basidiomycete;Sarcoscypha coccinea, an ascomycete;bread covered in mold;a chytrid;an Aspergillus conidiophore.
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Fungi & Plants multicellular eukaryotes mostly sessile
many grow in the ground Image from:
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Image from: http://sharon-taxonomy2009-p3.wikispaces.com/Protista
Shows that Fungi are more closely related to animals, not plants.
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Characteristics of Most Fungi
mycelium (branched network of hyphae) forms the body of the fungus, usually below ground; cell walls with chitin reproductive structures are usually above ground All fungi are heterotrophic.
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Diversity of Fungi 5 major phyla including:
chytrids which have swimming spores zygomycetes which include bread & fruit moulds glomeromycetes which all form symbiotic relationships with plants etc…
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Life Cycles some are complicated, with stages of sexual & asexual reproduction basidiomycetes (such as mushrooms) sometimes have dikaryotic cells with 2 nuclei yeast (an ascomycete) reproduces by budding
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Benefits of Fungi decomposers like bacteria
important symbiotic relationships with plants Image of “Happy Fungi” from:
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Lichens fungi + cyanobacteria or green algae
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Mycorrhiza fungal mycelium grows around or within root cells of plant
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Leaf-Cutter Ants ants clean and chew leaves to feed fungus
ant eats fungus Image from:
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More benefits… edible mushrooms, truffles
used to make soy sauce, bread, blue cheese production of alcoholic beverages & some drugs Image from: Drugs like penicillin (antibiotic), cyclosporine (for organ transplants)
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Harmful Fungi fungal animal diseases (athlete’s foot, ringworm, aspergillosis, etc.) fungal plant diseases (apple scab, etc.) Image from:
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