Kingdom Fungi

Kingdom Fungi is part of

Opisthokonta is part of this kingdom

Fungi/Animals/Choanflagellates all

Store Carbs as glycogen
Chemoheterotrophs

Kingdom Fungi

Characteristics:All Euk, Opisthokonta, Uni/Multi Cell, Sexual/A-Sexual, Haploid, Diploid, Dikaryotic cells, More than 2 mating types
Synap: Main: Chitin (Polymer) in cell walls thats strong/waterproof. Secondary: Digest food externally w/Enzymes
Many Eco/Econ roles including decomposition, nutrient cycling, etc.

Mushrooms

Fruiting body of Basidiomycota (Fruiting body=Site of Sexual Spores/Produced at)

Yeasts

Unicellular Fungi
Produced Asexually (Budding)

Molds

Multicellular
Fast Growing
Asexual Reproduction
Feeds on simple carb

Lichens

Mutalism between fungi and photoautotroph (Green algea and Cyanobacteria)

Rusts/Smuts/Mildew

Plant diseases caused by fungi

Saprobe

Eats dead organic matter (Most Fungi)

Mycorrhizae

Fungi+Plants mutalism (Fungi Root)
Increases access to water and phosphorus
Plant give sugar in return
Signals danger to other plants

Fungal Body

Yeast=Unicellular Fungi
Mycelium=Multicellular fungal body made of hyphae
Fruiting body: 99% of fungus not visible
Septate Hyphae: Septa: Walls with pores between cells

Mycelium

Multicellular fungal body made of Hyphae

Septate Hyphae

Septate Hyphae: Septa: Walls with pores between cells

Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)

Synap:
-Structure for Sexual spores called Basidio (Club/Pedastal structure on gills)
-Lignin peroxidase: Breaks down lignin (Polymer in wood) to start decaying woody plants
Char: All Eukarya traits, All Kingdom Fungi traits, Dikarya | Mostly sexual reproduction, longest dikaryotic (n+n) phase, 99+ mating types

Phylum Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)

Char: All Eukarya traits, All Kingdom Fungi traits, Dikarya | More than 2 mating types not 99, most have ascocarp (cap) for sexual spores
Synap:
-Structure for sexual spores called Asci
-Conidia: Asexual Spores

Dikarya (n+n)

2 nucleus

Phylum Basidiomycota Eco/Econ Roles

-Food for animals (Nutrient in exchange for spreading spores)
- Some poisonous (Death Cap)
- Some not (Button mushrooms)

-Allows for decomp of food (lignin peroxidase enzyme)
-Mycorrhizae (Mutalism btwn plants/fungi)

Phylum Ascomycota Eco/Econ roles

-Mycorrhizae (Mutalism btwn plants/fungi)
-Original source of antibiotics ( Anti Bactera )
-Source of fermentation
-Mold in blue cheese

--Cordyceps(Fungal parasite takes over ant)
-Ergot: Pathogen on wheat/Rye that can cause cancer/hallucination(Witch trials)
-Fungal Infection(Ex: Hair/Feet)

Lichen

Symbiotic relationship between Green Algea or Cyanobacteria
Mutalism in layers
Eco/Econ: Old mans beard/Collects fog, food source for caribou, used as dye