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Fungi Fungi_collage (1) (General characteristics of fungus (reproduce…
Fungi
General characteristics of fungus
reproduce asexual and sexually
absorptive nutrition
no chlorophyll
high moisture habitat
spore-bearing organisms
majority terrestrial, few freshwater/marine
Eucaryotic
close interaction with plants; mycorhizae
plural : fungi
close interaction with algae: lichen
Reproduction
Asexual
Fragmentation
Bud formation in yeast
Sporulation
Arthospores
Chlamydospores
Sporangiospores
Conidiospores
Blastospores
Sexual
-introduce the possibility of variation into a population
two mating type haploid nuclei (n+n) or a diploid (2n) nucleus
Fungul Divisions
True Fungi
Basidiomycota
Chytridiomycota
Ascomycota
Deuteromycota
Zygomycota
Fungus-like (slime molds and water molds
Acrasiomycota
Oomycota
Myxomycota
Fungi Imperfecti
Deutromycota
Harmful Effects of Fungus
animal pathogens
plant patogen
human pathogens
Beneficial Effects of Fungus
industrial fermentation processes
direct source of food
agents of biodegradation and bioremediation