PPT-Fungus DHO Chapter 14 Fungi

Simple plantlike organisms Live on dead organic matter Yeast and mold are common forms Not killed by antibiotics Killed by antifungal medications Athletes Foot Ring Worm Histoplasmosis Thrush. Mycology - the study of fungi fungi - plural fungus - singular 1) fungi are eukaryotic • they have a nuclei & membrane - bound organelles 2) they are heterotrophs • they depend on ot What are Fungi?. Mushrooms, molds, and mildews are fungi.. Most fungi are multicellular eukaryotes.. Fungi are found everywhere in land but only some live in fresh water.. All fungi are heterotroph.. 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 . Protists. and Fungi. 2. 7. -1 Notes: . Protists. Q: What is a . protist. ?. A: . Protists. are eukaryotes that live in moist environments.. Protists. are very diverse:. Most are unicellular, but some are . Chapter 19. Characteristics. Fungi are . eukaryotic heterotrophs. Along with bacteria they are major . decomposers. Many are . saprophytes. which means they live off . dead. material.. Most reproduce both . 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. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NO299do_l4. Homework. . Due tomorrow, . Thursday. . Page 529. :. Question 1 to 5 inclusive. Due Monday. . Page 536. Questions 1 to 5 inclusive. Kingdom Fungi (over 100 000 species). 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. 50THEFungusOBJECTIVE To introduce new words associated with fungiBACKGROUND INFORMATIONTo learn about fungi students need to become familiar with the terms used to describe their biology and ecology THEFungusFILES47MASTERS OF RECYCLINGFungi have been in the recycling business for a long long time151actually as long as plants have been around which adds up to about 400 million years Fungi however 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. FUNGI. : . Fungi are eukaryotic, spore bearing, achlorophyllous, heterotrophic organisms that generally reproduce sexually and asexually and whose filamentous, branched somatic structures are typically surrounded by cell walls containing chitin or cellulose or both with many organic molecules and exhibiting absorptive nutrition.. All potential host fungus pairs should ideally be tested for all the following characteristics. Rapidity and extent of mycorrhization. Host response. Efficiency of inorganic nutrient uptake. Water relation.