Characteristics of Fungi

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Characteristics of Fungi

• Fungi are eukaryotic consumers, but they are so
  different from other organisms that they are
  placed in their own kingdom.

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Thread like Fungi!

• Molds are shapeless fuzzy fungi.
• They reproduce asexually.
• They can reproduce sexually as well.
• Sporangia is another type of fungi.
• When they break open, they release spores that
  grow into new fungi.

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Sac Fungi

• This is the largest group of fungi.
• Yeast is one type of this fungi.
• Yeast is a single-celled fungi.
• Morals are another type of this fungi.
• This type is edible , and is multicellular.
• Most of this type of fungi are multicellular.

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Club Fungi!

• This type of fungi are the umbrella-shaped
  mushrooms and the most common kind of fungi.
• Basidia is the first kind of club fungi.
• Mushrooms are the other kind of club fungi.
• They are also known as gill fungi because they
  grow in the grooves, or under the top part of
  the mushroom.

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Imperfect Fungi

• This group includes all the species of fungi that
  don t fit in the other groups.
• These don t reproduce sexually because most of
  them are parasites that cause disease in plants
  and animals.
• One of these funguses is athlete s feet .
• Another one is a skin disease.

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Lichens

• The fungi and alga live as one ,for example the
  alga makes food for both of them and the fungi
  protects both of them.
• These are all producers .
• They produce food by doing photosynthesis , but
  they are different than algae because they can
  withstand drying out and they can grow in extreme
  environments.
• Some types of these are Jewel Lichen and British
  Soldier Lichen.