PDF-CrissCrossed Fungi

50THEFungusOBJECTIVE To introduce new words associated with fungiBACKGROUND INFORMATIONTo learn about fungi students need to become familiar with the terms used to describe their biology and ecology. 50 THE Fungus OBJECTIVE  To introduce new words associated with fungi BACKGROUND INFORMATION To learn about fungi, students need to become familiar with the terms used to describe their biology and 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.. 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 . 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. *****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.. -. 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. 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.. It occupies 2,384 acres (965 hectares) of soil in Oregon's Blue Mountains. This humongous fungus would encompass 1,665 football fields, or nearly four square miles (10 square kilometers) of turf.. ~2,500 years old. 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. P. . Lobosco. Monday November 8, 2010. There will be no grades given out until this Friday. Please do not ask!. HW-Read 11-1 and do the section review on page 273, questions 1-10 due Wed. Use spiral notebook.. 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.. prokaryotes. Chapter 27. Prokaryote Life. Can withstand harsh environments (. extremophiles. ). Can move between aquatic and land environments easily. Are small, mostly . single celled. , well organized (remember large SA:V ratio). 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.