Chapter 31(2)
Fungi are heterotrophs that acquire their nutrients by absorption. They absorb small organic molecules from the surrounding medium. Exoenzymes, powerful.
Fungi. Overview Fungi are eukaryotes Most are multicellular Differ from other eukaryotes in nutritional mode, structural organization, growth & reproduction.
Fungi - Introduction to the Fungi, Ecological Impacts of Fungi, and Phylogenetic Relationships of Fungi Michael Cheng, Samir Raman, and Chris “Fun Guy”
CHAPTER 31 FUNGI Copyright © 2002 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Section A: Introduction to the Fungi 1.Absorptive nutrition.
IV. Fungi KNOW RED STUFF A. Overview 1. General Characteristics - multicellular eukaryotes - heterotrophic - absorptive nutrition: excrete enzymes into.
Introduction to the Fungi Some things you should know……
Mycology: the study of Fungi Basidia “club-like”
Lecture 11 Fungi: Recyclers, Pathogens, Parasites, and Plant Partners Dr. Angelika Stollewerk Chapter 30.
THE MICROBIAL WORLD: MONERA: BACTERIA & ARCHAEOBACTERIA PROTISTA: UNICELLULAR OR COLONIAL EUCARYOTES THAT LACK TRUE TISSUE. FUNGI: EUKARYOTIC ORGANISMS.
Synapomorphies that distinguish the fungi: Absorptive heterotrophy Chitin in cell walls.
References: Molds and yeasts... Mushrooms are for sexual reproduction (~flowers) Mycelium = body of the fungus Hyphae = the “bricks” from which.
