Fungi

Antibiotics

Antibiotics

Antibiotics are used in the treatment of bacterial diseases.

Fungi

Fungi are achlorophyllous and do not perform photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.

Certain fungi

________ are used in the production of antibiotics, such as mold of the genus Penicillium, which produces penicillin.

spore

If the ________ falls on a suitable substrate, it will absorb water and start the formation of new hyphae.

Yeasts

Due to their fermentative activity, yeasts are used in the production of alcohol and bread.

Mycorrhicorzas

Mycorrhicorzas are made up of fungi associated with the roots of numerous plant species; fungi absorb water and nutrients from the soil and transfer them to the roots- providing them with organic food.

eukaryotes

All fungi are eukaryotes.

black bread

In certain fungi, such as ________ mold, hyphae do not have septa; Known as coenocytic hyphae; its interior is occupied by protoplasm (living matter)

reproductive mycelium

When ________ develops on the substrate, many hyphae emerge, constituting the structure known as the fruiting body.

Fungal hyphae

________ may present separation with transverse walls, called septa.

Sporangia

Sporangia are spore- producing structures.

nutrition

It can be vegetative (responsible for ________) or reproductive (responsible for reproduction)

variety of fungi

The variety of fungi is huge, comprising mushrooms, molds, yeasts, and mycoses- causing organisms.

dead organic matter

Many fungi act as decomposers, degrading ________ and contributing to the recycling of matter in nature.

Hyphae

Hyphae are immersed in the substrate used by the fungus, which develops in places with abundant availability of water and organic matter, such as manure, wood, and fruits, or the body of eventual hosts.

Mushroom spores

Mushroom spores are reproductive cells.

Fungi digestion

Fungi perform extracorporeal digestion

Yeast reproduction

Yeast reproduction can occur through spores.

Fungi perform extracorporeal digestion, detaching digestive enzymes for the environment

where this process happens

There are four main aspects of the importance of fungi

Food, industrial, ecological, and medical (related to diseases they can cause)

Mycorrhicorzas are made up of fungi associated with the roots of numerous plant species; fungi absorb water and nutrients from the soil and transfer them to the roots

providing them with organic food