Download Diversity Chpt 6-Fungi and bacteria

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Questions to think about…
What are the
characteristics
of fungi?
What are the
characteristics
of bacteria?
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Some types of fungi
• Mould
mould
mould
mould
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Some types of fungi
• Mushrooms
• Toadstools
There are other
types of fungi
mushroom
besides these and
they look rather
different!
toadstools
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Some characteristics of fungi
• What do different types of fungi look like?
Fungi come in different sizes.
o Some, like those shown here, are large
enough to see with your naked eye.
o
bracket fungi
toadstool
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Some characteristics of fungi
• What do different types of fungi look like?
o
o
Some fungi, like yeast, are too small to see
with the naked eye.
You can see them with the help of a
microscope.
Living things that can
only be seen using a
microscope are called
micro-organisms.
yeast
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Characteristics of fungi
• How do fungi obtain
food?
Since fungi are not plants,
they cannot make their
own food.
o They feed on plants and
animals, which can be
dead or alive.
o
mushrooms
growing and
feeding on wood
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Characteristics of fungi
• How do fungi reproduce?
Fungi reproduce through spores.
o Spores are very small and light. They look like
brown dust.
o
spores in a
spore case as
seen under a
microscope
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Characteristics of fungi
• How do fungi
reproduce?
o
In mushrooms,
spores are found
in the gills under
the cap.
cap
gills
stalk
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Characteristics of bacteria
• Bacteria are a group of living things.
• They are very tiny, and can be seen only
under a microscope.
There
Someare
bacteria
many
kinds
are harmful
of bacteria
to
and
people,
they come
while in
some
various
areshapes.
useful.
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