Fungus

Mycology

The study of Fungi

Extra cellular digestion

Fungi release digestive enzymes into the environment to break down matter

Decomposers

Fungi that digest dead organisms

Parasitic

Fungi that feed on living organisms and cause disease

Predatory

Fungi that attack small worms in soil

Saprophytic

Fungi that decompose nonliving organic matter

Mycelium

The mass of filaments that make up the body of a fungus

Hypha

Each filament of the mycelium in a fungus

Septa

Cross walls between cells in some fungi

Spore

Reproductive cell or multicellular structure in fungi resistant to environmental conditions

Asexual reproduction

Reproduction in fungi through germination of haploid reproductive cells

Sexual reproduction

Reproduction in fungi through the fusion of different mating types

Phylum Zygomycota

Fungi group including saprotrophs and parasites like Rhizopus stolonifer

Phylum Ascomycota

Fungi group with sac fungi like Candida causing thrush in humans

Phylum Basidiomycota

Fungi group with club fungi like mushrooms and puffballs

Lichens

Symbiotic relationship between fungi and cyanobacteria or green algae

Mycorrhizal fungi

Fungi in mutualistic relationships with plant roots

Fungal disease of plants

Diseases caused by fungi in plants

Fungal disease of humans (mycosis)

Diseases caused by fungi in humans

Control of Fungi

Methods to manage and control fungal growth