Fungi Flashcards
Main features of Fungi
•Mainly multicellular
•Eukaryotic organisms
•Composed of threads called hyphae
•Cell walls are made of chitin
•They are heterotrophs
Saprophytic fungi
Obtain nutrients from dead material
Edible fungi
Button mushroom
Poisonous mushroom
Death cap mushroom
Structure of Rhizopus
(Spores)…. …. ….
:0: :0: :0: (sporangium)
| | |
\ | / (sporangiophore)
\ | /
\ | /
\ | /
—-————|—————- (stolon)
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↙️⬇️↘️
⬅️↙️ ↘️ ↘️
⬇️ ➡️➡️↗️
⬇️ (Hypha)
↖️⬅️⬅️
↘️
➡️➡️⬇️(rhizoid)
Rhizoids
Anchor the fungus to the substrate
Stolon
Aerial hyphae which allow the Rhizopus to spread sideways
Heterotrophic
The organism takes in food made by other organisms
Fungi cell
_________________________(chitin)
/ \ (cellwall)
/ 🌐(nucleus) \
|. (food vacuole)🫐 |
\ /
\ 🏐(vacuole) /
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Benefits of Fungi
•Yeast can be used to make bread and beer
•Fungi can be used as a source of food
Negatives of fungi
•Fungi can attack crops
•Fungi can spoil food
•Fungi can cause infection