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Distinguishing Characteristics

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-Range from single-celled to very complex multicellular organisms
-Found in variety of habitats: mostly live on land, mainly soil or on plant material (1)

Classification(7):
  • 5 phyla organized by shape of reproductive structure
  1. Basidiomycetes- reproductive structures are club-shaped; include mushrooms, mutualists and plant parasites
  2. Ascomycetes- produce sexual spores in saclike asci, called sac fungi
  3. Glomeromycetes- form arbuscular mycorrhizae, supply minerals and other nutrients to plant roots
  4. Zygomycetes- white and fuzzy, include molds, parasitic or commensal symbionts of animals
  5. Chytrids- decomposers that live in fresh water, known for flagellated spores



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Body Form(7):
  • Made up of a mass of filaments called hyphae
  • Mycelium: mat/mass of tangled hyphae (haploid)
  • Fruiting body/reproductive structure: only part that has diploid structure
          ex) Mushroom, mold
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Nutrition:
  • Absorb nutrients from living or dead organic matter that they grow on (simple, easily dissolved nutrients) walls(3)
  • They give off special digestive enzymes to break down complex nutrients into simpler forms that they can absorb(3)
  • Heterotrophic (6)
      -Most species of fungi are saprotrophic; they decompose dead matter
          - Some species are parasites and others are mutualistic
  • Are the main decomposers of every ecosystem; can break down most organic compounds including lignin (6)
  • Store their food as glycogen (6)


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