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Fungi. General Characteristics. Heterotrophic- can get nutrition 2 ways 1. Produce an enzyme that digests organic material outside of the fungus. Then fungus absorbs the liquidated nutrients
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General Characteristics • Heterotrophic- can get nutrition 2 ways 1. Produce an enzyme that digests organic material outside of the fungus. Then fungus absorbs the liquidated nutrients 2. Produce Haustoria- hyphae penetrate the host cell and suck up the nutrients directly form the host- doesn’t kill the host cell, just feed off it. (Parasitic) • Decomposers-saprobe • Live in moist ,cool environments
Basic Structure • Hyphae • Group of Hyphae- called a mycellium
Reproduction-2 ways • Asexually- a. through FRAGMENTATION where a piece breaks off and grows b. BUDDING- yeast pinch off a piece and become 2 cells
4 Types of Fungi • Imperfect: no observable sexual reproduction Deuteromycota: penicillin
Diseases Plant • Mildew • Wheat rust Animal • Athletes foot • Candida albicans • Ringworm
Lichen • Special relationship between a fungi and algae • Mutualistic relationship • Fungi provides safe place to live • Algae provides food through photosynthesis
Mycorrhizae • Mutualistic relationship with plant • Fungi grow on roots of plants • Fungi help increase the surface area at the roots so plants can absorb more water