Eukarya
Fungi
Description/Characteristics:
Cell type- eukarya
Cell number- multicellular
Food- heterotroph
Other feature- cell walls – except yeast
Arranged in structures called _hyphae____
- branching, thread-like fibers
Looks depend on: how hyphae are arranged
Reproduce: Sexually: growing conditions unfavorable
Hyphae grow together & exchange genetics
Fuzzy- loosely tangled
Solid- tightly tangled
Asexually: 1. spores
2. budding yeast
Located: moist warm places
3 major groups classified based on appearance of ___reproductive__________ structures.
Name:
Club Fungi
Sac Fungi
Zygote Fungi
Structures look like:
club
sac
Examples:
puffball, mushroom
truffles, yeast
fruit and bread mold
Information:
poisonous
largest group
very resistant
Drawing:
cap protection
stalk - support
gills – release
spores
underground
hyphae – absorb
substances
hyphae – transport
substances
Role
Environmental Recyclers
- Return nutrients to soil, other living
matter
Food
- Yeast  bread
 wine
- Blue cheese
Mushrooms
Disease Fighting : antibiotic – penicillin
Disease Causing: athletes foot, ringworm,
dutch elm, corn smut, wheat rusts
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