PPT-Kingdom Fungi

Cordyceps Fungus Recall DOMAIN Eukarya  KINGDOM Fungi  EXAMPLE Mushroom CELL TYPE Eukaryote  NUMBER OF CELLS Mostly multicellular  CELL WALL 
MATERIAL Chitin  NUTRITION . 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 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.. SIX KINGOMS. This is Archaebacteria . are a . domain. or . kingdom. of . single-celled. . microorganisms. . These microbes are . prokaryotes. , meaning they have no . cell nucleus. or any other membrane-bound . 100,000 species. Characteristics. Eukaryote: with . chitonous. cell wall, no chloroplasts . Reproduction. Asexual – budding – in yeast cells. Sexual – spores made inside of “fruiting bodies that are produced on reproductive . Discuss. . three diseases you know something about. What are the effects of these diseases?. Essential Question. How do disease-causing fungi . affect . plants?. ?. Fungi:. One of the five kingdoms of organisms.. 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.. *****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.. EUKARYOTES ANTICIPATION GUIDE. (. Choices for each question include protists, fungi, 
plants, and animals.). 1. Do not contain cell walls and can move. 2. Unicellular or multicellular organisms that live mostly in water. 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. 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. 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.. 8.5. Fungi. (Decomposing a fallen tree.). Cell walls composed of Chitin sugar.. Mycorrhizae covering a root . Fungal Structure. Fungal Classification . (Based on sexual reproductive structure.). Chytridomycota – Chytrid below. 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). 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.