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FUNGI AND BACTERIA (CHARACTERISTICS OF FUNGI (need air, food and water to…
FUNGI AND BACTERIA
CHARACTERISTICS OF FUNGI
need air, food and water to stay alive
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different in shapes, colours and sizes
can be found in many places such as homes, gardens, forests
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in mushrooms, the spore are found in the gills. In a bread mould, the spores are contained in spore cases which are found at the end of the stalks.
Fungi can be useful to Man as they help break down dead organism into simpler subtances so that they can decay faster and be returned to the soil as nutrients.
Yeast, which is a type of fungi, is used to make bread, beer and wine
Penicillin is a drug made from fungi to fight diseases such as sore throat, ear infection and diarrhoea
fungi can also be harmful to Man as they feed on living organisms and cause diseases such as ringworm and "athlete's foot".
some fungi such as blue mould, brown rot and scab cause fruits to rot whule dry rot fungus which grows on wood and damp bricks can cause damage to buildings.
INTRODUCTION TO BACTERIA
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many different types of micro-organisms such as amoeba, alga, bacterium, desmid, euglena, paramecium, yeast
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF FUNGI
Edible fungi: Jew's ear, some mushrooms
Inedible fungi: bracket fungus, mould, puffball and toadstool