Fungi Flashcards

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Main features of Fungi

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•Mainly multicellular
•Eukaryotic organisms
•Composed of threads called hyphae
•Cell walls are made of chitin
•They are heterotrophs

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Saprophytic fungi

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Obtain nutrients from dead material

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Edible fungi

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Button mushroom

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Poisonous mushroom

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Death cap mushroom

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Structure of Rhizopus

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(Spores)…. …. ….
:0: :0: :0: (sporangium)
| | |
\ | / (sporangiophore)
\ | /
\ | /
\ | /
—-————|—————- (stolon)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
↙️⬇️↘️
⬅️↙️ ↘️ ↘️
⬇️ ➡️➡️↗️
⬇️ (Hypha)
↖️⬅️⬅️
↘️
➡️➡️⬇️(rhizoid)

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Rhizoids

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Anchor the fungus to the substrate

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Stolon

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Aerial hyphae which allow the Rhizopus to spread sideways

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Heterotrophic

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The organism takes in food made by other organisms

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Fungi cell

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_________________________(chitin)
/ \ (cellwall)
/ 🌐(nucleus) \
|. (food vacuole)🫐 |
\ /
\ 🏐(vacuole) /
————————————

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Benefits of Fungi

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•Yeast can be used to make bread and beer
•Fungi can be used as a source of food

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Negatives of fungi

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•Fungi can attack crops
•Fungi can spoil food
•Fungi can cause infection

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