PPT-Introduction to Fungi MD Master Naturalist 2014

Characteristics of Fungi Cell wall made of chitin Heterotrophs and major Decomposers Body is made of long filaments of hyphae which form a mycelium Reproduce sexually and asexually Asexually by spores. Field Guide to Natural Wonders The Secret World of Optical African Adventurers Guide Botswana Mike Main Cape Town South Africa wwwmarymartincomwebmmbsCountryCatalogAfricaSouth Recent Books From South Africa October 2011 Natural Selections The 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.. Used to be thought they were plants. Biology I – Mr. Fuentes. List the characteristics of fungi.. Recognize different types of fungi.. How they obtain nutrients. . Describe diseases caused by fungi. . Fungi. There are many types of fungi.. Different types have different shapes and sizes.. Yeasts. Yeasts, used in . bread making . are tiny unicellular fungi.. Moulds. Moulds which grow readily on stale bread or over-ripe fruit are made up of many thin threads.. Seamus . heaney. Big question:.. Annotate your anthology with a definition of the word naturalist:- someone who studies and enjoys nature.. Think of examples of when your attitude to something has changed as you have got older. You are presented with several single-celled organisms, including one thought to belong to the kingdom Fungi. What unique feature helps you identify the fungus?. presence of mitochondria. absence of chloroplasts. ™. Program. Sponsored by. :. The Mission. . “. To develop corps of well-trained “Master Volunteers” to provide education, outreach and service dedicated toward the beneficial management of natural areas and resources within their communities for the State of Texas. 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.. List three diseases you know something about. What are the effects of these diseases?. Essential Question. How do disease-causing fungi effect plants?. ?. Fungi:. One of the five kingdoms of organisms.. 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.. Volunteer Training Program Orientation. As of 2015. JUST How does this Master Naturalist program work?. Objectives for this Presentation. . Review:. Structure of program. Volunteer service. Training: curriculum & requirements. Fungi secrete hydrolytic enzymes, digest food outside their bodies, and absorb small molecules.. Structure of Fungi. Cell walls are made of chitin. Bodies are composed of filaments called hyphae that are entwined to form a mass, the mycelium.. 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.