1. Kingdom: Fungi

2. Kingdom Fungi Characteristics
Is fungi autotrophic or heterotrophic?
Is fungi eukaryotic or prokaryotic?
Is fungi unicellular or multicellular?
Does fungi have a cell wall?
BONUS: What is it made of?
Except YEAST
YES!
Chitin

3. Where do fungi grow?
Warm, damp, dark places

4. Basic Structure of Fungi
Multicellular
Hyphae threadlike filaments
that form a network called mycelium
Unicellular Yeast
Most of the Fungi is found underground!

5. Cellular respiration with no oxygen
Importance of Fungi
Decompose organic matter
(recycle nutrients)
Food (mushrooms, bleu cheese, soy sauce, etc…)
Baking and brewing
(by alcoholic fermentation)
Soil formation
BioTechnology used to make antibiotics and other drugs
Cellular respiration with no oxygen

6. Penicillin
Alexander Fleming, 1928

7. 3 Feeding relationships of Fungi
Decomposers - absorb and recycle nutrients from decaying matter
Parasitism – Fungi benefits and the affected plants or animal is harmed
Mutualism- both the fungi and the photosynthetic organism benefit

8. Fungi as Decomposers: Help break down decaying matter and recycle nutrients

9. Animals
Athlete’s foot
Ringworm
Candidia albicans
Fungi as Parasites Parasitism – Fungi benefits and the affected plants or animal is harmed

10. Fungi as Parasites Plants Can result in massive crop losses Rust Smut
Mildew
Can result in massive crop losses

11. Parasitic Fungi

12. Mutualistic Fungi: Mutualism- both the fungi and the photosynthetic organism benefit
Examples:
Mycorrhizae symbiosis between Fungus + Plants
How do they benefit each other?
Plant provides food by photosynthesis
Fungi increase water and mineral intake

13. Mutualistic Fungi
Lichens symbiosis between Fungus + Algae – essential in the formation of soil
How do they benefit each other?
Algae provides food by photosynthesis
Fungi provides water and minerals

14. Reproduction Asexual Sexual Fragmentation Budding Fruiting body Spores
Dispersed by wind, water and animals

15. Fun Fact!
Morels & truffles are considered edible fungi delicacies…and are very expensive!!
TRUFFLES $500-$6000 per pound!
MORELS
$50-$100 per pound