Fungus Kingdom

2. The Fungus Kingdom Includes Mushrooms Molds Mildews Yeasts Rusts Smuts

3. What are Fungus Consumers and Decomposers Cannot make their own food Therefore not classified as Plant Some are Parasites Live off of living things Most are Saprophytes Live off of dead things

4. Traits of Fungi Has cell walls, does not make own food May have more than one nucleus Range in size from one celled yeasts to multicellular mushroom Bodies are made of Hyphae Grow and branch to cover and digest food source Hyphae threadlike structure most of which is undergroundHyphae threadlike structure most of which is underground

5. Fungi Reproduction Most reproduce by forming spores Fungi produce millions fo spores that are sprayed into the air and carried by the wind. Can reproduce from broken pieces of hyphae Spores Classified by how they form spores. Spores produced in clouds containing millions of spores Spores are microscopic Hyphae Wind or rain may carry bits of hyphae to new places where it will start growing Spores Classified by how they form spores. Spores produced in clouds containing millions of spores Spores are microscopic Hyphae Wind or rain may carry bits of hyphae to new places where it will start growing

6. Fungus as Saprophytes Most fungus live off of once living things As they digest the once living thing they decompose it All waste and dead matter is broken down and decomposed by Saprophytes The decomposed material is returned to the soil This material can now be used to create new life!

7. Fungus as Parasite Some Fungus live on living things Most parasitic fungi feed on plants Some fungi live in between tree roots supplying the roots with water and minerals the fungi in return gets food Fungi that feed on plants corn, wheat, potatoes, soybeans. Trees Fungi live on humans athletes feetFungi that feed on plants corn, wheat, potatoes, soybeans. Trees Fungi live on humans athletes feet

8. Fungi Digestion Fungi digest their food outside their bodies They spray a chemical that helps breakdown the food into small molecules. The hyphae absorbs the food into their bodies. What the fungi does not eat is returned to the soil

9. Sporangium Bread mold Forms spores in sporangia

10. Club Fungi Mushrooms Some can be eaten Some can be very poisonous Never eat mushrooms unless you are sure they are safe Never eat mushrooms unless you are sure they are safe

11. Sac Fungi Yeasts and mildews are sac fungi Penicillium is made for a Sac Fungi Used to make alcohol Used to make blue cheese

12. Fungi Helps Used as food Used to make alcohol Used to make bread Used to make medicine Returns dead things to earth for reuse Clears earth of dead things Dead matter is broken down into small molecules that can be reused by new growth. We are all recycled parts Dead matter is broken down into small molecules that can be reused by new growth. We are all recycled parts

13. Fungi Harms Cause food to spoil Cause plant diseases Cause human diseases Destroys fabric Dutch elm disease wiped out all elm treesDutch elm disease wiped out all elm trees