Kingdom Fungi
Microscopic Yeast
Microscopic Sordaria
Microscopic Rhizopus
1) These are any multicellular, unicellular, or syncytial spore producing organisms that feast on organic matter. They all are:
-heterotrophic
-obtain nutrients by absorption
-walls are made of chitin
2) All fungi absorb their nutrients through their chitin walls.
3) Fungi have evolved chitin to extend their absorption ability.
4) Plant cell walls do not have chitin in them, while fungi do.
5) Fungi serve as decomposers and symbionts in an ecosystem. A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead organisms, while a symbiont is an organism that interacts with other organisms.
6) Fungi are important to humans through being decomposers, through being used for purposes involving medicine, and through producing food for people.
-heterotrophic
-obtain nutrients by absorption
-walls are made of chitin
2) All fungi absorb their nutrients through their chitin walls.
3) Fungi have evolved chitin to extend their absorption ability.
4) Plant cell walls do not have chitin in them, while fungi do.
5) Fungi serve as decomposers and symbionts in an ecosystem. A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead organisms, while a symbiont is an organism that interacts with other organisms.
6) Fungi are important to humans through being decomposers, through being used for purposes involving medicine, and through producing food for people.