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general features of the fungi kingdom
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- cell wall made of chitin
- heterotrophic - safrotrophic - non motal during growing phase - multicellular - reproduce by spores |
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features of yeast
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- single cells most of the time
- cell wall- chitin and cellulose - asexually - budding - sexually- spore formation |
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comparison of a yeast to other fungi
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fungi has hypha and fruiting bodies
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hypha
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long thin threads of cytoplasm
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septa
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dividing walls that separates thread into individual units
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coenocytic
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hypha with no dividing walls
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mycelium
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mass of hypha
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fruiting body
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reproductive structure that will produce spores
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thallus
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term for entire fungus
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what conditions are necessary to consider when growing (or not) fungi
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- moist, dark, warm
- tolerant of high salt and sugar - organic nutrient supply, dead, manur - cold/warm - slightly acidic 5.6 ph - dry - form spores |
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4 divisions of fungi
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- zygomycetes
- ascomycetes - basdiomycetes - deutermoycetes |
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what is a lichen? where do they grow? how do they obtain minerals? what are they sensitive to and why?
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lichen - combination of fungus and green algae. fungus is base, green algae is food maker, grow in places too inhospital for anything else; rock surfaces, tree bark. obtain minerals thro air, sensitive to air pollution
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why are fungi important to nature? what are they used for commerically? and medically?
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fungi are decomposers, they break down all wastes and are recyclers. commerically - food or food making, wine and beer industry, bread-making, dairy productions and other formented food products. medically - pharmacuetical industry, drungs, anitboitcs, pelliclin causes dieases, chesnut blight, cereal rust, atheletes foot.
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