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Kingdom: Fungi

Domain Archaebacteria. Domain Eukaryotes. Domain Bacteria. Common ancestor. Kingdom: Fungi. Eukaryotes. General characteristics. Classification criteria ___________________ ___________________ must feed off of others mostly multicellular except one-celled yeasts

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Kingdom: Fungi

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  1. Domain Archaebacteria Domain Eukaryotes Domain Bacteria Common ancestor Kingdom: Fungi Eukaryotes

  2. General characteristics • Classification criteria • ___________________ • ___________________ • must feed off of others • mostly multicellular • except one-celled yeasts • ___________________

  3. Structure • Cells • long thread-like cells • multiple nuclei • cell wall • ____________________ • just like crab shells chitin cell wall septum pore nuclei

  4. How do Fungi get their Nutrition? fungal cells • Heterotrophs • ___________________ • ___________________ ___________________ • ___________________ • paralyzing prey • ___________________ • feeding on living creatures • ___________________ • breakdown dead remains plantcell wall plant cellmembrane plant cell Cool…Fungi live INtheir food! Chocolate cake,anyone?

  5. Ecological Roles • Decomposers • recycle nutrients • Symbiotic Relationships • ___________________ • fungi + algae • pioneer species in ecosystems • ___________________ • ___________________ • fungi + plants • _____________________________________

  6. Mycorrhizae • Critical role in plant growth • extends water absorption of roots withoutmycorrhizae withmycorrhizae Endomycorrhiza Ectomycorrhiza

  7. Reproduction • Asexual • budding in yeast • Sexual • ______________ • spread by wind gills onmushroom mushroom sporeson gills fungusgrowingin soil

  8. Fairy Rings

  9. Importance of fungi to humans • ___________________ • ___________________ • ___________________ • ___________________ • ___________________ penicillin

  10. Any Questions??

  11. Zygomycete (Bread Mold) Life Cycle spores mating strain hypha sporangium MEIOSIS mating strain (2n)diploid (n)haploid FUSION of gametangia

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