PPT-Isolation and Identification of Fungi

Introduction Fungi can be isolated from virtually any place on earth from the tropics to the poles and from the mountain tops to the deep oceans As we know fungi are present in air in spore shape but sometimes we find hyphae in air. Photo by Andreas . Kunze. Fungi are their own kingdom. Animals. Barton et al. . Evolution. Fungi. Plants. Fungi are not plants. Plants make their own nutrition (sugar) from light and water via photosynthesis.. Fungi. There are many types of fungi.. Different types have different shapes and sizes.. Yeasts. Yeasts, used in . bread making . are tiny unicellular fungi.. Moulds. Moulds which grow readily on stale bread or over-ripe fruit are made up of many thin threads.. Cordyceps. Fungus. Recall. DOMAIN. Eukarya . KINGDOM. Fungi . EXAMPLE. Mushroom. CELL TYPE. Eukaryote . NUMBER OF CELLS. Mostly multicellular . CELL WALL 
MATERIAL. Chitin . NUTRITION . Discuss. . three diseases you know something about. What are the effects of these diseases?. Essential Question. How do disease-causing fungi . affect . plants?. ?. Fungi:. One of the five kingdoms of organisms.. Grow on fruits and breads. Saprobes and parasites. Rhizopus. : bread mould. Hyphae. Threadlike hyphae secrete enzymes which break down food. The hyphae then reabsorb the nutrients and transport them throughout the fungus by means of diffusion.. List three diseases you know something about. What are the effects of these diseases?. Essential Question. How do disease-causing fungi effect plants?. ?. Fungi:. One of the five kingdoms of organisms.. Eukaryotic heterotrophs that have cell walls. Made up of chitin, a complex carbohydrate that is also found in the external skeletons of insects. What are fungi?. Although they rely on other organisms as a food source, they do not ingest their food. Introduction . Mycology. All fungi are . Eukaryotic. . organisms living everywhere on earth. .. Fungi are. . Heterotrophic. . i.e.. depend on other organism for food and are. . different from plants which are. P. . Lobosco. Monday November 8, 2010. There will be no grades given out until this Friday. Please do not ask!. HW-Read 11-1 and do the section review on page 273, questions 1-10 due Wed. Use spiral notebook.. Fungi and Your Food *****Disclaimer: This file intended for educational purposes only. All image credits for those that require citations (i.e. not in the public domain and/or taken by the author) are listed on the final slide. prokaryotes. Chapter 27. Prokaryote Life. Can withstand harsh environments (. extremophiles. ). Can move between aquatic and land environments easily. Are small, mostly . single celled. , well organized (remember large SA:V ratio). Chapter 29 Key Concepts. 29.1 Fungi Digest Food Outside Their Bodies. 29.2 Fungi Are Decomposers, Parasites, Predators, or Mutualists. 29.3 Sex in Fungi Involves Multiple Mating Types . 29.4 Fungi Have Many Practical Uses. Overview of fungi - Characteristics. Fungi are :. Eukaryotic. Nonphotosynthetic. Multicellular - most. Heterotrophs. Fungi are microscopic molds or yeast. Characteristics . Molds. are fungus that grow on bread and oranges and are tangled masses of filaments of cells. All potential host fungus pairs should ideally be tested for all the following characteristics. Rapidity and extent of mycorrhization. Host response. Efficiency of inorganic nutrient uptake. Water relation.