Bio1151
Chapter 31
Fungi
Fungi
are
: they cannot make their own food, but feed by secreting
and absorbing the digested organic
compounds
.
Most fungi
are
, but they can also
be
and
even
.
The asexual cycle of many fungi can be seen as
with visible
mycelia
or as
unicellular
.
Fungi produce haploid
through
or
life
cycles
.
There are five major fungal phyla.
Chytrids
Zygomycetes
Glomeromycetes
Ascomycetes
Basidiomycetes
Fungi form symbiotic relationships with many organisms.
Mycorrhizae
are
symbionts between a fungus and plant roots.
Lichens
are a
association between photosynthetic microorganisms and a fungus.
Many species of
ants
and termites raise fungi in fungus "farms".
Summary: