2. 1 Fungi Of Lutheran High

3. 2 What is a fungi? Usually they are popular Have a sense of humor Appreciates you

4. 3 Eukaryotic Heterotrophs Majority are decomposers Some are parasites Some are good Really- What is a fungi?

5. 4 How do they eat? Absorbtion Thru cell wall/membrane Secretion of enzymes Break down food

6. 5 What do they look like? Mycelium –Tiny filaments tangled together in mass

7. 6 What makes mycelium? Hyphae –The tiny filaments –Made of Chitin or Cellulose

8. 7 Fungal Reproduction aka. Fungal luv Sexual & Asexual

9. 8 Asexual reproduction Asexual reproduction Spores –Produced in Sporangia Hyphae fragmentation

10. 9 Fungal Sexual Reproduction (+) part and (-) part meet Gametangium forms Zygotes produced

11. 10 -mycota From greek “Mukes” word for mushroom

12. 11 Common Names Water molds White fuzz on fish “ich” Potatoe blight

13. 12 Phylum: Zygomycota Common Molds

14. 13 Common Names Bread molds Cheese molds Meat molds

15. 14 Zygomycetes Chiton cell walls Lack cross-walls –Except on reproductive structures

16. 15 Asexual reproduction Root-like Hyphae “Rhizoids” Stolons- put sporangia in air

17. 16 Sexual Reproduction Gametangia- (+) & (-) together Produce zygospore –Develops hyphae

18. 17 Phylum: Ascomycota Sac Fungi

19. 18 Common Names Morels Yeasts

20. 19 Ascomycetes Cellulose cell walls Cross-walls Nuclei can transfer between walls

21. 20 Asexual reproduction Hyphae called “Conidiophores” Dust size spores

22. 21 Sexual Reproduction Ascus is formed from (+) & (-) Produce ascospores –Develops from ascus “tiny sac”

23. 22 The Ascus is edible Funguy says… YUM!

24. 23 Yeasts Asexually do BUDDING -new yeast formed from old -this happens in bread

25. 24 Phylum: Basidiomycota Club Fungi

26. 25 Common Names Mushrooms Puffballs Toadstools Plant parasites

27. 26 Basidomycetes Cellulose cell wall Cross-walls –Cells will have two nuclei

28. 27 Asexual Reproduction There isn’t a whole lot Possibly conidia

29. 28 Sexual Reproduction Basidium is structure Spores germinate 2 meet to make mycelium

30. 29 secondary mycelium is formed w/ 2 nuclei These can grow for years Fruiting body grows to form the mushroom cap

31. 30 Spores are released

32. 31 Phylum: Deuteromycota Imperfect Fungi

33. 32 Penicillium

34. 33 Athletes foot

35. 34 Ringworm

36. 35 Imperfect fungi Given title due to lack of perfect understanding of their reproductive cycle

37. 36 Deutromycetes Catch-all phylum Similar to other mycota phyla

38. 37 Fungi in Nature Funguy Loves Camping!!!

39. 38 Where are they found? Anywhere Just need –M–Moisture –F–Food

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41. 40 Spore Release Thousands at a time Placement critical Puffballs have most Wind, rain…

42. 41 Stinkhorns Use insects Rotten meat smell

43. 42 Symbiotic Relationships Lichens Mycorrhizae

44. 43 Lichens Symbiosis between algae & fungus Symbiosis between algae & fungus

45. 44 Lichens Fungus provides H 2 O Fungus provides H 2 O Algae provides food Algae provides food

46. 45 Fungi & Humans Baking & Brewing Stir-fry & Stewing Poison & “coup”ing

47. 46 Stir-fry & Stewing Mushrooms –Used for foods

48. 47 Poison & “coup”ing Wild mushrooms can be poisonous Emporer Claudius given “death caps”

49. 48 Disease Athletes foot Ringworm Potato Blight Wheat rust

50. 49 Caused Potato Famine Potato Blight

51. 50 St.Anthony’s fire Wheat Rust

52. 51 Why was the mushroom invited to all the parties?

53. 52 He was a real fun guy! See you next time kids!