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Fungi. What are fungi? Fungi are not plant or animal –They cannot move around like an animal – They breakdown organic matter They have no chlorophyll.

Dec 29, 2015

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Page 2: Fungi. What are fungi? Fungi are not plant or animal –They cannot move around like an animal – They breakdown organic matter They have no chlorophyll.

What are fungi?

• Fungi are not plant or animal– They cannot move around like an animal– They breakdown organic matter

• They have no chlorophyll (plants do)

• They are heterotrophic & eukaryotic

• Classified by the type of spores they have

Page 3: Fungi. What are fungi? Fungi are not plant or animal –They cannot move around like an animal – They breakdown organic matter They have no chlorophyll.
Page 5: Fungi. What are fungi? Fungi are not plant or animal –They cannot move around like an animal – They breakdown organic matter They have no chlorophyll.

Structure

• Most of the structures you cant see without a microscope

• Most have thread-like strands called hyphae (hypha = singular)

• Most fungi produce a mass called mycelium (commonly referred to as mold).

• Mycelium can be any size from tiny clusters to acres, these feed and help the fungus grow.

Page 6: Fungi. What are fungi? Fungi are not plant or animal –They cannot move around like an animal – They breakdown organic matter They have no chlorophyll.
Page 7: Fungi. What are fungi? Fungi are not plant or animal –They cannot move around like an animal – They breakdown organic matter They have no chlorophyll.

Feeding

• Hyphae feed on organic remains by using digestive enzymes to dissolve the organic matter.

• They then reabsorb the nutrients.

• They accumulate nutrients until the internal and external conditions are right for the production of “fruiting body”.

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Zygomycota / Sporangia

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Ascomycota / Asci

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Basidiomycota & Basidia

Page 12: Fungi. What are fungi? Fungi are not plant or animal –They cannot move around like an animal – They breakdown organic matter They have no chlorophyll.
Page 13: Fungi. What are fungi? Fungi are not plant or animal –They cannot move around like an animal – They breakdown organic matter They have no chlorophyll.
Page 14: Fungi. What are fungi? Fungi are not plant or animal –They cannot move around like an animal – They breakdown organic matter They have no chlorophyll.
Page 15: Fungi. What are fungi? Fungi are not plant or animal –They cannot move around like an animal – They breakdown organic matter They have no chlorophyll.
Page 16: Fungi. What are fungi? Fungi are not plant or animal –They cannot move around like an animal – They breakdown organic matter They have no chlorophyll.

Lichens: Plant or Fungi?

Page 17: Fungi. What are fungi? Fungi are not plant or animal –They cannot move around like an animal – They breakdown organic matter They have no chlorophyll.
Page 18: Fungi. What are fungi? Fungi are not plant or animal –They cannot move around like an animal – They breakdown organic matter They have no chlorophyll.

Lichens

• A lichen is a symbiotic relationship between a:– Fungus– Green Algae

• Pioneer’s to a disturbed site

• Symbiosis = “Mutualism” Both Benefit by the partnership – Fungus provides mineral nutrients– Algae provides ‘photosynthesis’

Page 19: Fungi. What are fungi? Fungi are not plant or animal –They cannot move around like an animal – They breakdown organic matter They have no chlorophyll.

And now to finish Fungi…

And thoroughly “gross you out” …

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Ugly fungus…

…if this doesn’t get you to wash your toes in the shower – nothing will!

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Bye Bye Fungus!