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Fungi
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Fungi Cheese, bread, mushroom
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Characteristics of fungi
Eukaryote Heterotroph Cell wall is present Do not contain chlorophyll Different from other organisms and placed in a separate kingdom Fungi
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Shapes and appearance
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Obtaining food Heterotrophs Decomposers (organic matter)
Some are parasites Some live in mutualistic relationship (mycorrhiza, the association of fungi with the roots of the plants)
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Structure Some fungi are unicellular, others are multicellular
Multicellular fungi have threads / chains of cells called as hyphae Hyphae grow together to form a mass known as mycelium
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Structure
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Making more fungi Asexual Sexual Hyphae break and form new fungus
Asexual spores Sexual Spores are formed from sex cells Spores are dispersed and generate new fungi
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Kinds of fungi Classification based on shape and the mode of reproduction
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Kinds of fungi Thread-like fungi Bread mold
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Kinds of fungi Sac fungi Yeast, mildew, morels
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Kinds of fungi Sac fungi
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Kinds of fungi Club fungi Mushrooms
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Kinds of fungi Club fungi
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Kinds of fungi Non mushroom club fungi Bracket fungi, rust, smut
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Kinds of fungi Imperfect fungi Do not fit in other categories
Penicillium, athlete’s foot
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Lichens Association of fungi with algae
Unlike fungi, lichens are producers Found in variety of environments Soil fertility and colonization
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Lichens
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Lichens
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