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1 Fungi

2 Fungi Cheese, bread, mushroom

3 Characteristics of fungi
Eukaryote Heterotroph Cell wall is present Do not contain chlorophyll Different from other organisms and placed in a separate kingdom Fungi

4 Shapes and appearance

5 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)

6 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

7 Structure

8 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

9 Kinds of fungi Classification based on shape and the mode of reproduction

10 Kinds of fungi Thread-like fungi Bread mold

11 Kinds of fungi Sac fungi Yeast, mildew, morels

12 Kinds of fungi Sac fungi

13 Kinds of fungi Club fungi Mushrooms

14 Kinds of fungi Club fungi

15 Kinds of fungi Non mushroom club fungi Bracket fungi, rust, smut

16 Kinds of fungi Imperfect fungi Do not fit in other categories
Penicillium, athlete’s foot

17 Lichens Association of fungi with algae
Unlike fungi, lichens are producers Found in variety of environments Soil fertility and colonization

18 Lichens

19 Lichens


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