Brain Pop

How do Fungi
Reproduce?
Kingdom Fungi
 Fungal Characteristics

      1)Cell membrane made of Chitin

    2)Heterotrophs and major
Decomposers
     3)Body is made of Long filaments of
hyphae which form a mycelium
        4)Reproduce sexually and asexually
• Asexually by spores
• Sexually by mating of hyphae filaments
( + and - )
Bread Mold – a
Zygomycete
Fungi
 Zygomycota (Rhizopus) the
Common Molds
-areprimarily decomposers
-asexually reproduce through spores
produced in sporangia
-sexual reproduction occurs between +
and – strains forming gametangia

+ -
 Zygomycota – common
molds

The fungal mass of

hyphae, known as
the MYCELIUM
penetrates the bread
and produces the
fruiting bodies on
top of the stalks
Sporangium- casing in which spores are
formed
Rhizoids = root-like hyphae
The Rhizoids meet underground and mating occurs between
hyphae of different molds (SEXUAL REPRODUCTION)
Zygomycota (Rhizopus)
 Other Fungi are….
Yeast
• Reproduce through Mushrooms
fission- Splits in half
creating two daughter
cells • Through dispersion of
spores that are picked
• Budding- small growth up by the wind
bubble) appears on
and original cell, then
separates
Examples of Good…
 Truffles are round, warty, fungi
that are irregular in shape.

Often commanding as much as

$250 to $450 per pound.

Biodiesel Fuel
Made from bacteria and fungus
 Fungi
• Microscopic plant parasite
• Molds, mildews and yeasts
Most Common…
• Ringworm-contagious disease
• Tinea Barbae (barber’s itch)
• Jock Itch (males)
• Thrush
• Yeast Infections (ladies)
• Athlete’s Foot