Fungi Kingdom.

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1 Fungi Kingdom

2 Characteristics Plant-like Animal-like
No movement Root/stem-like parts Animal-like “digest” decaying plants & animal matter through their root-like part (Hyphae) Reproduce asexually by budding and releasing spores.

3 Characteristics Usually found in moist, shady areas.

4 Types of Fungi 1) Slime molds
Simple organism, but has a life cycle that resembles both a protist (juvenile stage) and a fungi (adult stage)

5 The sporangia of a species of Arcyria.

6 Sporangia of Metatrichia vesparium

7 Ceratiomyxa sp.

8 Types of Fungi 2) Lichens a fungi and an algae living in symbiosis.
Often the first life forms found in a new community!

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11 Types of Fungi 3) Club Fungi Large “Fruiting Bodies” at top examples:
Mushrooms Puffballs Bracket (tree) fungi

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15 Types of Fungi 4) Sac Fungi Usually very small and flat. Examples:
yeast (single celled) molds mildews truffles

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17 Helpful Fungi Penecillium: Fermentation:
the mold that is used to make the antibiotic “Penicillin” Fermentation: Important energy making process that yeasts perform Produces carbon dioxide & alcohol

18 Fungal Diseases Plant Phytophthora (cause the potato famine in Ireland) Biotrophic (Powdery mildew) necrotrophic (Rice Blast)

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21 Fungal Diseases Animal Red Leg (frogs) Ringworm

22 Ring Worm

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24 Fungal Diseases Human Ringworm Athlete's foot

25 Athlete’s Foot

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29 Not from a girlfriend!!

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32 Spores (Stalk) Ring Rhizoid (hyphae)