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With the exception of the yeasts, fungi are multicellular organisms. The bodies of multicellular fungi are made of long strands called
With the exception of the yeasts, fungi are multicellular organisms. The bodies of multicellular fungi are made of long strands called
a tough polysaccharide that is also found
in the shells of insects and their close relatives.
Chitin
is an underground network of hyphae
mycelium
is a reproductive structure of a fungus that grows above ground. Mushrooms are one type of fruiting body.
fruiting body
or chytrids, are the smallest and simplest group of fungi. They are mostly aquatic, and their spores have flagella, which help propel them through the water.
Primitive fungi
Yeasts, certain molds such as Penicillium, and morels and truffles—which many people consider delicious to eat—are all sac fungi.
Sac fungi
are mutualistic partnerships between fungi and the roots of certain plants.
Mycorrhizae
get their name because their fruiting bodies are club-shaped. This phylum includes mushrooms, puffballs, and bracket, or shelf, fungi. It also includes the rusts and smuts, which are two types of fungi that cause diseases in plants
Club Fungi
are single-celled fungi. T
Yeast
are structures that produce spores.
sporangia
are heterotrophs that absorb their food.
Fungi
are multicellular organisms,with the exception of yeasts.
- hyphae
- mycelium
- fruiting body
Fungi
are often found on spoiled food.
- form zygosspore during reproduction
- mycorrhizae belong to this group.
Bread mold