寄生虫讲义 24.pptVIP

Fungi Chapter 24 24.1 Fungal Traits and Classification Fungi are heterotrophs that obtain nutrition from their environment by extracellular digestion Most are free-living saprobes Others live on or in other organisms They disperse by producing fungal spores Cells or clusters of cells, often with a thick wall Characteristics of Fungi Some fungi live as single cells (yeasts) Most are a multicelled (molds, mushrooms) Multicelled fungi grow as a mesh of branching filaments (mycelium) Each filament is one hypha Ecology of Fungi Some decompose organic wastes and remains Help recycle nutrient