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• Helpful ACRONYMS
• Plant-like
Animal-like Fungus-like
D iatoms
Z ooflagellates
 T hread-like
A lgae
(green,red, brown)
s A rcodina
I mperfect
C iliophora
C lub
D inoflagellates
S porozoa
S ac
Euglena
Fungus-like Protist
General
Characteristics
• Heterotrophic
• Decomposers
• No CHITIN in cell walls
• Classified by spore case type
(reproductive structure)
• Eukaryotic
Two Groups
Fungus-like Protists
• Water Molds
• Found on dead or
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decaying things in
water
Plant parasites on land
Cell Walls made of
cellulose
Ex. White mold found
on dead fish
Ex. Can cause leisons on
fish (Saprolegnia)
Ex. Mildew
EX. Caused Irish potato
Famine
• Slime Molds
• Live in moist, damp
places
• Important in recycling
organic material
• Resemble Sarcodines
(amoebas)
Kingdom Fungi IN: 71
Sir Alexander
Fleming
Discovered penicillin
The miracle drug
Sulfur Shelf Fungus
General Characteristics
• Heterotrophic Eukaryotes
• Some parasites- Corn smut, fruit
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mildew, wheat rust)
Some symbiotic dwellers- lichens,
mycorrhizae
Some decomposers (saprobes)- get rid
of detritus (dead stuff)
All multicellular – except YEAST
Cell walls made of CHITIN
Extracellular digestion
Live in wide range of environments
Classified according to their
reproductive structures
• MYCOTA= FUNGUS
Athlete’s
foot
Ceiling Mold
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Common fungal structures.
• HYPHAE: a single,
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thread-like filament
which grows from a spore
MYCELIUM: network of
hyphae (absorb nutrients)
CELL WALL: formed
from chitin
RHIZOID: hyphae that
run vertically
STOLON: hyphae that
run horizontally
Fungal reproduction:
Two types
• BUDDING: asexual
reproduction
• Offspring grows out
from parent’s body
• Example: yeast
• SPORES: sexual
reproduction
• lightweight
reproductive cells
dispersed by wind,
water and animals.
Four major phyla of Fungi
• Phylum Zygomycota
• “AKA” Thread-like fungus
• Example: black bread mold
• Characteristics
• Produce thick-walled spores
called zygospores
• Grow on meat, cheese & bread
• Sexual and Asexual
Reproduction
Fungal Phyla
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Phylum Ascomycota:
“AKA” SAC FUNGI
Examples: yeast, cup fungi
Characteristics
• Largest fungi phyla
• ascospores contained in sac-like
structures called ascus
• Sexual and Asexual repro.
•Phylum Deuteromycota
•“AKA” Imperfect fungi
•EX. Penicillin, athelete’s foot, ringworm,
toenail fungus
•Characteristics
•Very diverse phylum
• OTC drugs used in treatment
•ASEXUAL Reproduction ONLY
Fungal Phyla
• Phylum Basidiomycota
• “AKA” CLUB FUNGI
• Examples: shelf fungi,
puffballs, mushrooms
• Characteristics
• Produce club shaped
hyphae
• Release basidiospores
from basidia
• Sexual and Asexual
reproduction
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Club Fungi Structures
• CAP: top of
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mushroom
• GILLS: underneath
cap, slits where
spores are released
• STIPE: stalk-like
structure
• MYCELIUM: forms
body of the fungus
called a fruiting
body
Fungus Quiz
1. How are fungi classified?
a. color
b. movement
c. reproduction
2. Fungi that break down dead material
are classified as ?
a. saprobes b. parasites c. mutualistic
3. Some fungi produce lightweight
reproductive cells called ?
a. gametes
b. mycelium c. spores
4. What is the body of a fungus made of?
a. mycelium b. stipe
c. rhizoid
5. The top of a mushroom is called?
a. cap
b. gills
c. stipe