Fungi

• Fungi are eukaryotic and multicellular, heterotrophic
• What fungi isn't multicellular?

  Yeast
• What is the cell wall of fungus cells made of?


  Chitin
• Chitin is found in the exoskeleton of insects and crustaceans
• Fungi are decomposers by feeding off dead organic matter
• Fungi digest through releasing digesting enzymes into the environment and then absorbing nutrients through the mycellium
• Mycellium are masses of hyphae
• Fungi reproduce using "blank" instead of seeds?

  Spores (Haploid)
• What are the THREE major classification groups of fungi?

  Parasites, Saprophytes, Symbionts
• Saprophytes are decomposers that feed on dead organic matter
• What do saprophytes release what after decomposing matter?

  Nitrogen and phosphorus
• Penicillin is an example of a saprophyte
• Parasitic fungi feed off of hosts often harming them
• Athletes foot and cauliflower fungus are parasitic fungi
• Symbiont fungi have symbiotic relationships with other organisms
• Mycorrhizae occurs when the hyphae of a fungus grows around a plants roots to help them absorb nutrients
• Lichen is an example of a symbiont fungus and algae