PPT-Fungi and Your Food *****Disclaimer: This file intended for educational purposes only.

Fungi and Your Food Disclaimer This file intended for educational purposes only All image credits for those that require citations ie not in the public domain andor taken by the author are listed on the final slide. 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.. 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 . 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.. *****Disclaimer: This file intended for educational purposes only.. All image credits for those that require citations (i.e. not in the public domain and/or taken by the author) are listed on the final slide.. 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 . Mycology. All fungi are . Eukaryotic. . organisms living everywhere on earth. .. Fungi are. . Heterotrophic. . i.e.. depend on other organism for food and are. . different from plants which 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.. ABC’s of Investing. A. B. C. ’s of Investing. . This discussion is offered free of charge. It is designed to be educational in nature and is not intended to provide tax or legal advice. Consult with your tax advisor and/or legal counsel for suitability for your specific situation.. 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. Charlene Wolf-Hall and William . Nganje. Chapter 8. : Eukaryotic Microorganisms of Concern in Food - Parasites and Molds . What . is a eukaryotic microorganism?. What . eukaryotic microorganisms are of most . 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. Chapter 29 Key Concepts. 29.1 Fungi Digest Food Outside Their Bodies. 29.2 Fungi Are Decomposers, Parasites, Predators, or Mutualists. 29.3 Sex in Fungi Involves Multiple Mating Types . 29.4 Fungi Have Many Practical Uses. 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.