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THE FUNGUS AMONG US

THE FUNGUS AMONG US. KINGDOM FUNGI. More than just Mushrooms…. Mushrooms Club: Typical shape of “mushroom,” with spores on gills. More than just Mushrooms…. Mushrooms Club Cup: Spores are in cup instead of gills. More than just Mushrooms…. Mushrooms Molds

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THE FUNGUS AMONG US

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  1. THE FUNGUS AMONG US KINGDOM FUNGI

  2. More than just Mushrooms… • Mushrooms • Club: Typical shape of “mushroom,” with spores on gills

  3. More than just Mushrooms… • Mushrooms • Club • Cup: Spores are in cup instead of gills

  4. More than just Mushrooms… • Mushrooms • Molds • Often found on food and decaying plant material

  5. More than just Mushrooms… • Mushrooms • Molds • Yeasts • Unicellular fungi, reproduces by budding

  6. More than just Mushrooms… • Mushrooms • Molds • Yeast • Lichens • Grow on rocks and wood, a combination of a fungus and cyanobacteria

  7. CAP SCALES GILLS RING (ANNULUS) STALK (STIPE) CUP (VOLVA) MYCELLIUM (HYPHAE)

  8. STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

  9. ROLES OF FUNGI: • Decomposition • Organic material is recycled by bacteria and fungi. It is broken down into its original components like Carbon and Nitrogen

  10. ROLES OF FUNGI: • Decomposition • Example: Pilobolus fungi decomposes dung of grazing animals. Unique for its ability to “aim” at the light and “shoot” its spore packet so it will land on grass and be eaten by another grazing animal. The entire life cycle is then repeated

  11. Pilobolus

  12. ROLES OF FUNGI: • Symbiosis • Mycorrhizal Fungi: Symbiotic fungi that live in or around roots of plants. They get food (sugar) from the plant in exchange for water and nutrients • It is estimated that 99.9% of all plants have a fungal partner

  13. Mycorrhizal Fungi

  14. Benefits of a Fungal Partner

  15. ROLES OF FUNGI: • Pathogens • Some fungi are parasitic, causing damage or death to plants, animals, and even other fungi • Can cause severe damage to many crop plants including corn, wheat, potatoes, and fruits

  16. Harmful Fungi

  17. Harmful Fungi

  18. Harmful Fungi

  19. Harmful Fungi

  20. ROLES OF FUNGI: Medicines • Penicillin: Alexander Fleming discovered that mold could kill bacteria in 1928. During WWII (1940’s) the drug we know today was developed

  21. ROLES OF FUNGI: • Food • Several Mushrooms are used in our food • Specialty Cheeses like Blue Cheese, Brie, etc. • Bread, Beer, and Wine are made with yeast

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