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Mushrooms,molds , mildews yeast, rust, smuts Classified by reproductive structure . Characteristics. Eukaryote Unicellular to multicellular Cell wall of chitin (insect bodies ) Body is made of Long filaments of hyphae which form a mycelium Heterotrophs Some are parasites
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Mushrooms,molds, mildews yeast, rust, smutsClassified by reproductive structure
Characteristics • Eukaryote • Unicellular to multicellular • Cell wall of chitin (insect bodies) • Body is made of Long filaments of hyphaewhich form a mycelium • Heterotrophs • Some are parasites • Some are saprophytes (decomposers)
Phylum Zygomycota = the Bread Molds • Rhizopus – black bread mold • Phylum Oomycota= the Water Molds • Water mold, potato blight, mildew • Phylum Ascomycota = the Sac Fungi • Yeast, morels, truffles • Phylum Basidiomycota = the Club Fungi • Mushrooms, puffballs, bracket fungi, rusts, smuts, toadstools • Phylum Deuteromycota = the Fungi Imperfecti
Parts of fungi: network of thin thread-like structures that form the “body” of a fungus Hyphae - • hyphaecontain cytoplasm • hyphae grow and branch until they cover and digest the food source (upon which the fungi is growing)
Mycelium - a mass of hyphae • The mycelium is usually hidden in the soil, in wood, or another food source
The part of the fungus that we see is only the “fruiting body” of the organism • The ‘living’ body of the fungus is a mycelium
Zygomycota (Rhizopus) the Common Molds The fungal mass of hyphae, known as the MYCELIUM penetrates the bread and produces the fruiting bodies on top of the stalks
Rhizoids = root-like hyphae The zhizoids meet underground and mating occurs between hyphae of different molds (SEXUAL REPRODUCTION)
Smut on wood Rust on corn Rust on leaf
Deuteromycota (Imperfect Fungi) Penicillium fungi