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Protista and Fungi. Fungus-Like Protists. f ungus-like protists absorb nutrients from living or dead organisms. Ex. Water Mold. Fungi. Characteristics: Spore producing organisms that absorb nutrients from the environment. Placed in their own Kingdom – Fungi Kingdom Consumers
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Fungus-Like Protists fungus-like protists absorb nutrients from living or dead organisms. Ex. Water Mold
Fungi • Characteristics: • Spore producing organisms that absorb nutrients from the environment. • Placed in their own Kingdom – Fungi Kingdom • Consumers • Can not move
Decomposers • Fungi get nutrients by secreting digestive juices onto a food source. • Dead matter • All are made up of eukaryotic cells • Contain a cell wall made of chitin.
Unicellular and multicellular • Many Multicellular Fungi contain fungal filaments called hyphae. • Most hyphae in a fungus form mycelium which makes up most of the fungus.
Different Kinds of Fungi • Fungi are classified based upon their shape and the way they reproduce. • Three main groups: • Zygote Fungi • Sac Fungi • Club Fungi
Important Decomposers • Important decomposers of wood. The nutrients in wood could not recycle itself. • Why is this important for our ecosystem?
Sac Fungi • Reproduce sexually and asexually • Sexual reproduction spores are developed within a microscopic sac that releases them. • Yeast are asexual (budding) and are single celled.
Brainpop Fungi • http://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/fungi/