PPT-Soil Fungi Author: Thomas

Loynachan Citation Thomas Loynachan 2008 Soil fungi Publication Date June 2008 Introduction This video describes soil fungi which are a diverse group of eukaryotic organisms that have rigid cell walls and lack chlorophyll Soil fungi often make up more biomass in soil than any other microbial group These filamentous organisms are heterotrophic which means they consume organics as a carbon source   Fungi can produce abundant hyphae or threads that are able to extract nutrients and water from many locations within the soil matrix Also fungi are active in decomposing plant residues and animal tissues The video shows a closeup of fungal hyphae active in decomposing an insect or macrofauna relatively larger animal Most fungi that grow on artificial media originate from asexual spores This group informally is called Fungi . 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.. CLS 212: Medical . Microbiology. Mycology: the study of fungi. Characteristics of fungi. :. All fungi are Eukaryotic organisms. Characteristics. Prokaryotic cell. Eukaryotic cell. Nucleus. Primitve nucleous. 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 . 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 . 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. . 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.. 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.. 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. Contact-. Wells Rawls – James Quinn – Elaine Quinn. Tel: 800-628-6373, Fax: 888-386-4478. info. @horticulturalalliance.com. Company Overview. Established in 1997; based in Sarasota. Our focus is on complete plant and soil health. 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 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. Cankdeska. . Cikana. Community College. NDEPSCOR/NDSU/NATURE. SUMMER CAMP 2017. Soil Organisms. Soil is full of living organisms. How many organism are in the soil?. What types of organisms are in the soil?. There are many different types of soil and this mainly depends on how much of the different components are there, the climate, how well it is looked after by humans and by the plants, animals and microbes living and growing on and in them..