Module 2: Protist and Fungi
Section outline
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Many species of fungus produce the familiar mushroom (a) which is a reproductive structure. This (b) coral fungus displays brightly colored fruiting bodies. This electron micrograph shows (c) the spore-bearing structures of Aspergillus, a type of toxic fungus found mostly in soil and plants. (credit “mushroom”: modification of work by Chris Wee; credit “coral fungus”: modification of work by Cory Zanker; credit “Aspergillus”: modification of work by Janice Haney Carr, Robert Simmons, CDC; scale-bar data from Matt Russell)
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:- List the unifying characteristics of eukaryotes
- Explain endosymbiotic theory
- Identify the structures, including locomotion, of the different types of protists
- Describe important pathogenic species of protists
- List the characteristics of fungi
- Describe the mode of nutrition of fungi
- Describe the role of fungi in the ecosystem and in the food and beverage preparation
- Describe the different types of fungal infections in humans
- Read Chapter 5
- Read the Power point on Protist
- Read Chapter 6
- Read the Power point on Fungi
Complete all of the questions and activities in the chapters
Lab Objectives Protist Lab:
- Describe the general characteristics of the protists
- Discuss why protists present a unique problem of taxonomists
- Compare and contrast traditional and modern protist classification
- Describe the traditional organization of the plant-like protists
- Describe the basic biology of the plantlike protists
- Describe the traditional organization of the fungus-like protinst
- Describe the basic biology of the fungus-like protists
- Descrbie the traditional organization of the animallike protists
- Explain the ecological role and characteristics of kingdom Fungi
- Describe and identify the basic anatomical features of kindom Fungi
- Discuss the taxonomical organization of kingdom Fungi
- Describe the characteristics of and biolgy of phyla Chrytridiomycota, Aygomycota, Glomeromycota, Ascomycota, and Basidiomycota
- Trace the life cycle of Rhizopus stolonifer, a typical ascomycete, and Agaricus bisprous, a typical basidiomycele
- Label the parts of a typical mushrooom
- Describe the biology of lichens and their three basic forms
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