FUNGI
Antibiotics
Decomposition
Food
Symbiosis Lichens Mycorrhizae
Pathology
General Characteristics Eukaryotic Mostly multicellular Mostly haploid Chemoheterotrophic
Extracellular digestion via exoenzymesSaprobes (decomposers)ParasitesMutualistic symbionts
GeneralStructure
General Structure
Asexual ReproductionBudding
Spread by growth…
…and spore dispersal
Asexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
Sexual Reproduction
Sexual Reproduction Plasmogamy
Fusion of cytoplasm of hyphae Produces heterokaryotic cells
Sexual Reproduction Karyogamy
Fusion of nuclei Produces diploid zygote
Meiosis produces haploid spores