PPT-Conifers, Fungi, and Mosses, Oh My!

Miss Fords Fifth and Sixth Grade Class 20112012 Gymnosperms Seeds that develop in cones or fleshy seed coating may resemble a berry Best example Conifers Male and Female Cones Each tree produces both male and female cones. DECIDUOUS CONIFERS HOWEVER REPRESENT ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING AND VERSATILE GROUPS OF LANDSCAPE CONIFERS THERE ARE THREE PRINCIPLE GENERA OF DECIDUOUS CONIFERS THAT ARE COMMONLY USED IN MICHIGAN LANDSCAPES LARCH LARIX BALDCYPRESS TAXODIUM AND Year . 7. 2015. Plants. Fungi. Monera. Protists. Plants. Plants are classified into two different phyla. The following characteristics determine where the plants fit. How they feed. Reproduction. Their physical features. 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 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 . 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.. Eukaryotic heterotrophs that have cell walls. Made up of chitin, a complex carbohydrate that is also found in the external skeletons of insects. What are fungi?. Although they rely on other organisms as a food source, they do not ingest their food. Daniel A. Salomon . March 9, 2016. Moss Systematics and Temperate Rainforests. Mosses are non-vascular. Remain small and grow in wet places. They give the temperate rainforest its lush, rich, verdant appearance. Daniel A. Salomon . March 9, 2016. Moss Systematics and Temperate Rainforests. Mosses are non-vascular. Remain small and grow in wet places. They give the temperate rainforest its lush, rich, verdant appearance. 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.. Bacteria. Bacteria reproduce Asexually and Sexually. .. Asexual – . Binary Fission. Sexual – . Conjugation. Protista. Protists. reproduce Asexually and Sexually. .. Asexual – . Mitosis/Cell Division. 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. Collect information by observation or questions. Does client know what it is?. May need to confirm. Growth habit. Shape and height. Any other distinctive characteristics. 307. Helpful information. Conifer. 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. biology.  concerned with the study of . fungi. , including their . genetic.  and . biochemical.  . properties,their.  . taxonomy.  and . their use to humans.  as a . sourcefor.  . tinder. , .