1. Kingdom Fungi

2. Which kingdom is fungi most closely related?

3. Fungi Characteristics
Eukaryotic
Multicellular ( a few unicellular)
Heterotroph (decomposers)
Non-motile
Cell walls made of chitin
Reproduce both sexually and asexually
Live in moist habitats

4. How do fungi eat?
Decomposers break down complex molecules into sugars or eat sugars found in environment
Examples:
common bread mold (eats carbs in bread)
shelf fungi on logs (eats carbs in cell wall of wood)
white button mushrooms in store (eats sugars and cellulose in dung)

5. What else do fungi eat? mycorrhizal fungi (live on plant roots)
lichens (contain algae)

6. Lichens

7. Structure of Fungi
1. Hyphae: cells joined in thread-like strands

8. Mycelium = body of the fungus (many hyphae joined together)

9. Reproduction in Fungi Fungi can reproduce asexually or sexually
Fragmentation = breaking mycelia and then it regrows (asexual)
Budding = mitosis and then the cells pinch off (asexual)

10. Reproduction in Fungi Reproducing by spores (can be asexual or sexual)
Spore = a reproductive cell that can develop into a new organism

11. Advantages of Spores Protection from drying out
Make a large number at one time
Small and lightweight so can be dispersed by wind, water, and animals

12. Fungal Diseases
Athlete’s Foot
Ringworm
Yeast infections
Nail fungus