PPT-Fungi Chytridiomycota -

Chytrids Zygomycota Molds Glomeromycota Arbuscular Mycorrhizae Alma Khan and Shannon Hayes Basic Structure of Fungi Most species of fungi are multicellular Most common body structures are multicellular filaments and single cells yeasts. Aflatoxin. with Botanicals.  .  . BY. ANJORIN, TOBA SAMUEL. University of Abuja, Abuja. At. AFLATOXIN . STAKEHOLDERS WORKSHOP.  . Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria, Agricultural Research House, Plot 223D, Cadastral Zone B6, . Photo by Andreas . Kunze. Fungi are their own kingdom. Animals. Barton et al. . Evolution. Fungi. Plants. Fungi are not plants. Plants make their own nutrition (sugar) from light and water via photosynthesis.. Similarities and Differences in the Protist Kingdom. All are eukaryotes (cells with nuclei).. . Live in moist surroundings.. Unicellular or multicellular.. . Autotrophs, heterotrophs, or both.. Some can move - others cannot.. Page: 527. What types of Fungi do you know?. Bread Molds. Mushrooms. Molds on oranges. Yeasts. Mildews. Rusts & Smuts. What are Fungi?. Plant-like . characteristics:. Stationary. Grow upward. Have cell walls, but contain . Cordyceps. Fungus. Recall. DOMAIN. Eukarya . KINGDOM. Fungi . EXAMPLE. Mushroom. CELL TYPE. Eukaryote . NUMBER OF CELLS. Mostly multicellular . CELL WALL 
MATERIAL. Chitin . NUTRITION . Grow on fruits and breads. Saprobes and parasites. Rhizopus. : bread mould. Hyphae. Threadlike hyphae secrete enzymes which break down food. The hyphae then reabsorb the nutrients and transport them throughout the fungus by means of diffusion.. Miss . Schwippert. Importance. role as decomposers. source of antibiotic drugs. important for fermentation (bread, alcohol). Characteristics. Multicellular. Eukaryotic. Cell Wall (made of chitin instead of cellulose). -. the study of fungi. fungi - . singular. fungus - . plural. 1) Fungi are . eukaryotic. they have a nuclei & mitochondria. 2) They are . heterotrophs. they depend on other organisms for food. 3) They are . Introduction. Fungi . can be isolated from virtually any place on earth, from the tropics to the poles and from the mountain tops to the deep . oceans.. As we know fungi are present in air in spore shape but sometimes we find hyphae in air.. It occupies 2,384 acres (965 hectares) of soil in Oregon's Blue Mountains. This humongous fungus would encompass 1,665 football fields, or nearly four square miles (10 square kilometers) of turf.. ~2,500 years old. prokaryotes. Chapter 27. Prokaryote Life. Can withstand harsh environments (. extremophiles. ). Can move between aquatic and land environments easily. Are small, mostly . single celled. , well organized (remember large SA:V ratio). Heterotroph. Fungi are mostly saprobes, meaning they feed on dead organisms. That makes them HETEROTROPHS! . Fungi cell walls are made of…. Cellulose. Peptidoglycan. Chitin. Chitin!. Fungi Characteristics. Grow best in . warm, moist . environments. Mycology. is the study of fungi. Mycologists. study fungi. A . fungicide. is a chemical used to kill fungi. Fungicide kills leaf fungus. 2. The Characteristics of Fungi. Overview of fungi - Characteristics. Fungi are :. Eukaryotic. Nonphotosynthetic. Multicellular - most. Heterotrophs. Fungi are microscopic molds or yeast. Characteristics . Molds. are fungus that grow on bread and oranges and are tangled masses of filaments of cells.