PPT-Topic : Introduction, classification & general properties of fungi

2nd Professional Veterinary Microbiology Dr MANOJ KUMAR Earthcom Importance of Fungi Fungi most important groups of organisms on the planet Important in an enormous variety of ways Recycling. 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.. 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.. 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). 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. 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. Main Title Here. Topic 1. Topic 1 title goes here. Your text here. Your text here. Your text here. Your text here. Your text here. Your text here. Your text . here. Your text here. Your text here. Your text here. Please sit down if you:. Are taller than 5’9”. Have blonde Hair . Have brown Eyes. Are left-Handed. Why Classify?. To study the diversity of life, biologists use a . classification . system to name organisms and group them in a logical manner. 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. Primarily terrestrial. Filamentous. __________. Coenocytic (aseptate). septate. mycelium. Haustoria. – specialized parasitic hyphae. Fungal Hyphae. General Characteristics. (animal-like). Heterotrophic. - Definition of fungus, somatic structures, types of fungal thalli, fungal tissues, modifications of thallus, reproduction in fungi (asexual and sexual) General characters of fungi Fungi are the euka (1973). Fungal Classification. Initial classification – based on sexual reproduction. Modern classification-phylogenetic relationship using biochemical and molecular aspects. Whittaker (1969) – 5 kingdom classification- kingdom fungi.. Dr. . Jamshed. Ali. Department of Botany. Haflong. Govt. College, . Haflong. General Account of Fungi: The fungi are chlorophyll-less . thallophytes. . having . heterotrophic,eukaryotic. and spore bearing organism surrounded by a well defined wall make up of chain..