Types of Fungi
Many fungi are decomposers, which feed on dead plants and animals. Other fungi are parasites. Many fungi live on the rots of a plant, the plant provides nutrients. All fungi are made of eukaryotic cells, which have nuclei. These multi-celled fungi mare made up of chains of cells called hyphae. These are made of cells that have openings in their cells walls. The opening allow cytoplasm to move in between cells. Most hyphae grow together to make a twisted mass called mycelium.
fungi reproduce by spores. Spores are small reproductive cells that are protected by a cell wall. It can easily be blown by the wind. When growing conditions where the land is right the sprore will become a fungus.
There are four main groups of fungi: threadlike fungi, sac fungi, club fungi, and imperfect fungi. The fuzzy mold growing on bread belongs to the group of fungi called threadlike fungi. most of the fungi in this group live in the soil and are decomposers. They can reproduce asexually. They can also reproduce sexually.
Sac fungi are the largest group of fungi. Sac fungi include yeasts, powdery mildews, truffles, and morels. Sac fungi can reproduce sexually and asexually during their life cycles. When they reproduce sexually, they form a sac called ascus. This sac gives this group of fungi their name.Most sac fungi are multi-cellular, however yeasts are single-celled. when yeasts reproduce asexually, they use a process called budding. in budding, a new cell pinches off of a existing cell.
Some sac fungi are very useful to humans. It makes bread and alcohol. Yeasts use sugar as food and produce carbon dioxide and alcohol as waste. Not all sac fungi are helpful. Many of them are parasites. Some cause plant diseases like chestnut blight and dutch elm disease.
The Umbrella-shaped mushrooms belong to the group club fungi. Club fungi reproduce sexually. During reproduction the grow special hyphae that club like structures called basidia. The most familiar mushrooms are known as gill fungi. The basidia of these fungi are called gills under the mushroom cap. Not all fungi are okay to eat some are very poisonous like the white destroying angel mushroom one taste of it can be fatal.
The imperfect fungi are the group that don't fit in the other groups. These fungi don't reproduce sexually. Most are parasites and cause disease in plants and animals. One common disease caused by these fungi is athlete's foot, a skin disease This group produces a poison called aflatoxin which causes cancer. Some are useful. Other imperfect fungi are used to produce medicines. Some are used to make cheeses, soy sauce, and the citric acid used in soft drinks.
fungi reproduce by spores. Spores are small reproductive cells that are protected by a cell wall. It can easily be blown by the wind. When growing conditions where the land is right the sprore will become a fungus.
There are four main groups of fungi: threadlike fungi, sac fungi, club fungi, and imperfect fungi. The fuzzy mold growing on bread belongs to the group of fungi called threadlike fungi. most of the fungi in this group live in the soil and are decomposers. They can reproduce asexually. They can also reproduce sexually.
Sac fungi are the largest group of fungi. Sac fungi include yeasts, powdery mildews, truffles, and morels. Sac fungi can reproduce sexually and asexually during their life cycles. When they reproduce sexually, they form a sac called ascus. This sac gives this group of fungi their name.Most sac fungi are multi-cellular, however yeasts are single-celled. when yeasts reproduce asexually, they use a process called budding. in budding, a new cell pinches off of a existing cell.
Some sac fungi are very useful to humans. It makes bread and alcohol. Yeasts use sugar as food and produce carbon dioxide and alcohol as waste. Not all sac fungi are helpful. Many of them are parasites. Some cause plant diseases like chestnut blight and dutch elm disease.
The Umbrella-shaped mushrooms belong to the group club fungi. Club fungi reproduce sexually. During reproduction the grow special hyphae that club like structures called basidia. The most familiar mushrooms are known as gill fungi. The basidia of these fungi are called gills under the mushroom cap. Not all fungi are okay to eat some are very poisonous like the white destroying angel mushroom one taste of it can be fatal.
The imperfect fungi are the group that don't fit in the other groups. These fungi don't reproduce sexually. Most are parasites and cause disease in plants and animals. One common disease caused by these fungi is athlete's foot, a skin disease This group produces a poison called aflatoxin which causes cancer. Some are useful. Other imperfect fungi are used to produce medicines. Some are used to make cheeses, soy sauce, and the citric acid used in soft drinks.