Note: Approved for UVM Food Systems Minor! *Graduate (200level)creditpossible,byinquiry What we will do in PBIO 177*: Have Fun, and.. 1) Learn aboutand identify fungi through field work, collections,lecture/discussionand lab research. 2) Survey, identify and study the major fungal groups, with emphasis on basidiomycetes (mushrooms and kin) and ascomycetes (e.g. morels, cup fungi). 3) Identify collected fungi,especially mushrooms, using visible,microscopic and other features. 4) Assess the importance of fungi to humans as sources of foods, drugs, and poisons. Discuss the cultivation of fungi for those uses. 5) Learn the unique and shared features of each group, including biology, form, reproductive strategies. Discuss key ecological roles played by fungi,asdecomposers,symbionts,pathogens. 6) Highlight species that have impacted human health,culture,and even politics! May 23June 16, MonThurs, 9:00 AM12:45 PM, Jeffords Hall Rm 100. Prereq: CollegeBiology, equivalent,or instructor permission. Through UVM Continuing Education. Open to UVM or otherstudents,ornonstudentlearners. Cont. Ed.: http://www.uvm.edu/~summer/ Biology of Fungi PBIO 177* – Summer, 2016 Dr. Terry Delaney (4 credits, CRN61464)