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Kingdom Fungi
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I.Characteristics A. are found everywhere. – (air, water, food)
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B.live by decomposing living and nonliving organic matter.
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C.are the major nutrient recyclers for our biosphere.
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D. both unicellular and multicellular. E. are heterotrophs.
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II. Structure hyphae.A.made of threadlike filaments called hyphae.
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mycelium.B.extensive branching of these filaments form a network/grid called a mycelium.
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III. Feeding Relationships A.Decomposer- transform complex organic substances into raw materials that other organisms can use.
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B.Parasite- absorb nutrients from the living cells of their host.
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Mutualist C.Mutualist (symbiotic)- absorb nutrients from a living host, but are beneficial to their host in some way (retain water, exchange organic food, or protect from sunlight).
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1. Lichen- symbiotic association between a fungus and an algae.
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A.Asexually 1.fragmentation 2.budding 3.spore production (a reproductive cell that germinates and develops into a new organism). IV.Reproduction
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B.Sexually 1.specialized spore production based on the species.
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V.Examples/Phyla of Fungi A.Phylum Zygomycota –1.Rhizopus- common black bread mold. –2.they are decomposers.
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Bread Mold
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Microscopic View of bread …
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B.Sac Fungi 1.the largest group. 2.blue-green, red, and brown molds. 3.Dutch elm disease. 4.Yeasts- (unicellular) used in brewing and baking.
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C.Club Fungi 1.mushrooms- some are poisonous. 2.puffballs 3.grain rust
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Mushroom
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D.Deuteromycota Penicillium 1.reproduce only asexually.
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2.In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered that a Penicillium mold interfered with the growth of bacteria. Later, the antibiotic Penicillin was introduced.
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Alexander Fleming (1929)
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Penicillin
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3.used in soy sauce, and blue- veined cheese production.
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VI.Labeling Fungi »see handout
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