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Fungus

Fungus. More than you ever wanted to know about our closest relative kingdom. A mutual relationship. Fungus and plants moved to land together. Fungus have ________________ relationship with plant’s roots helped the gather the nutrients for survival ( Mycorrhizae )

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Fungus

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  1. Fungus More than you ever wanted to know about our closest relative kingdom

  2. A mutual relationship • Fungus and plants moved to land together. • Fungus have ________________ relationship with plant’s roots helped the gather the nutrients for survival (Mycorrhizae) • Today still live in association with plants, both positive and negative • Can _______________________ ___________________________(like DDT)

  3. Fungi eat what is already dead • Formerly believed to be in the plant kingdom, they have been found more closely related to animals • ____________as a whole organism, ________________ what it needs • Can be ___________ (break down dead or dying), parasites (____________) or ____________ (give and take relationship) • Non-Motile

  4. Life stages • The fruiting body (diploid) makes spores (haploid) • Spores are released and when hit fertile soil begin to grow into an absorptive mesh: _________(haploid), made of filaments: hyphae • Mycelia ___________________ __________________ then the two fungi mate (dikaryotic: not diploid) • After mating they ___________ ____________________ that is a combination of both parents (dikaryotic) • Repeat

  5. Common Types • 3 phyla in the Kingdom Fungi: • zygote fungi (Zygomycetes) • _________(rhizopus), and bread mold • sac fungi (______________) • Truffles, yeast, __________ • club fungi (Basidiomycetes). • ___________________________________________________ ("basidium" means "little pedestal") • .

  6. Mutualistic relationships • Lichens: ________________ together for maximum fitness • Fungus provides ‘roots’ and structure • Algae makes the food energy • Able to colonize rough environments like desert rocks • ______________________________________________ • They need clean air. • Air pollution effects Lichens faster than it does other species… ________________ ______________________________________________

  7. Parasitic Relationships • Usually evolved to be ______________ with one species, but when exposed to a new species they are ______________ • Parasitic relationships are symbiotic relationships where one member benefits and the other is weakened • Attack food crops and can have a negative effect on agriculture • Some attack animals (only about 50 types) • Fungal infection in animals are ____________ • Some skin infections (ringworm and athletes foot) • Other __________________________________ ________________________________ since it spreads so quickly and cannot be killed with antibiotics

  8. Importance to our lives • Fungus hold a high importance in society • ‘mold’ dairy into ________ and are responsible for their unique tastes • Yeast is a VERY economically important fungus, without it we would not have any carbs that rise! • ____________________________________________________________________________________________ • Not to mention mushrooms!!!

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