Club FungiDavid GregorioIsrael GomezPeriod 8

What is Fungi?

Single-celled or multicellular organisms Lack chlorophyll Reproduce through spores Heterotrophs

Structure Yeasts are single-

celled. Multicellular fungi

are composed of filaments called Hyphae.

A dense mass of hyphae is called Mycelium.

Perforated walls, or Septa, divide the hyphae into cells containing nuclei.

Reproduction When fungi reproduce

Sexually, the male and female cells fuse, to produce spores inside a "fruiting body" such as a mushroom. Spores are tiny cells inside a protective coating.

When fungi reproduces Asexually, they simply make little copies of themselves.

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Club Fungi

Scientifically known as: Basidiomycota Club fungi species reproduce

sexually by forming spores on top of club-shaped structures called Basidia.

Mushrooms, toadstools, puffballs, jelly fungi, coral fungi.

Hyphae form extensive underground growths.

Consists of three parts: Stalk, Cap, Gills.

Importance Recycling: Club Fungi, together with bacteria,

are responsible for most of the recycling which returns dead material to the soil in a form in which it can be reused.

Food: Club Fungi are also important directly as food for humans. Many mushrooms are edible and different species are cultivated for sale worldwide.

Medicines: Penicillin, perhaps the most famous of all antibiotic drugs, is derived from a common Club Fungus called Penicillium.

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