Kingdom Fungi

A. Characteristics

1. Eukaryotic (multicellular except yeast)
-Some are parasitic, and some are mutualistic

2. Heterotrophic
-Absorption; saprobes (decompose dead things)

3. Hyphae
-Threadlike filaments that frow from a spore


		a. mycelium- densely packed hyphae

4. Cell Walls
-Chitin (polysocharide)

B. Reproduction

1. Fragmentation- (asexual)

2. Budding
- Yeast
- Asexual- unequal mitosis

3. Spores
- Produced by mitosis or meiosis
- Both sexual and asexual

C. Mutualistic associations with fungi

1. mycorrhizae- Fungus hyphae with plant roots

2. Lichens- Cyanobacteria- 3 groups of Fungi

Divisions- (equal to phylum)

Divisiion Zygomeycota
- Bread molds
- Decomposers
- zygospore- thick walled structure for sexual reproduction

Division Ascomycota
- Sac Fungi: Truffles, Morels, unicellular yeast

Division Basidiomycota
- Mushrooms- Toadstools, shelf fungi

Division Duetero Mycota
- Don't know how they go through sexual reproductioin
- Penicillin
- Cheese