Fungi

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Fungi
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Fungi

• Heterotrophs
• Decomposers
• Symbionts.

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Fungi

• Mycelia
• Networks of branched hyphae
• May or may not have septa
• Adapted for absorption.

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Fungi

• Mycelia
• Can trap and kill prey
• Can penetrate plant cells.

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Fungi

• Reproduction
• Sexual or asexual.

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Fungi

• Phyla

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Fungi

• Two phyla worth remembering
• Ascomycetes
• Called sac fungi or cup fungi

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Fungi

• Two phyla worth remembering
• Ascomycetes
• Called sac fungi or cup fungi
• Includes truffles, morels, and bread mold

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Fungi

• Two phyla worth remembering
• Ascomycetes
• Called sac fungi or cup fungi
• Includes truffles, morels, and bread mold
• Also includes the mold
• we used to study freq-
• uency of crossing over.

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Fungi

• Two phyla worth remembering
• Basidiomycetes
• Called club fungi
• Includes mushrooms, shelf fungi, and puffballs

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Fungi

• Ecological significance of fungi
• Microrrhizae help plants like soybeans to fix
  nitrogen from the soil.

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Fungi

• Ecological significance of fungi
• Cattle and insects both use fungi to help digest
  plant matter. Some insects will actually farm
  the fungi.

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Fungi

• Ecological significance of fungi
• Lichens are a symbiotic association of fungi with
  algae.

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Fungi

• Pathogens
• Corn smut.

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Fungi

• Pathogens
• Tar spot.

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Fungi

• Pathogens
• Aspergillus.

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Fungi

• Pathogens
• Ergot.

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Fungi

• Pathogens
• Athletes foot
• Ringworm
• Candida (yeast infection)
• Sick building syndrome

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Fungi

• Practical uses
• Roquefort and bleu cheeses
• Bakers yeast and brewers yeast
• Penicillin