Club Fungi
Evolutionary Milestones
Fungi are eukaryotic, like protists.
Habitat
Club fungi live on dead and decaying plant matter.
Anatomical/Structural Features
Fungi can be unicellular or multicellular, and they are larger than bacteria. They have a nucleus and chitin in their cell walls. They do not have any chlorophyll. They are filamentous (filled with tube-like strands call hyphae).
Symmetry
Fungi do not have symmetry.
How They Acquire Nutrients
Club fungi are heterotrophic and can be saprophytes.
What They Eat
Club fungi's enzymes decompose wood, leaves, and other organic materials.
What Eats Them
Other fungi and bacteria can eat club fungi.
Mobility
Fungi are sessile (cannot move during any part of their life cycle).
Reproduction
Club fungi can reproduce asexually, but sexual reproduction is more common. They reproduce using spores.
Development
Sac fungi grow hyphae from the spore. The mycelia have a huge surface area.
Examples
Some examples of club fungi include mushrooms, polypores, puffballs, boletes, and bird's nest fungi.
Fungi are eukaryotic, like protists.
Habitat
Club fungi live on dead and decaying plant matter.
Anatomical/Structural Features
Fungi can be unicellular or multicellular, and they are larger than bacteria. They have a nucleus and chitin in their cell walls. They do not have any chlorophyll. They are filamentous (filled with tube-like strands call hyphae).
Symmetry
Fungi do not have symmetry.
How They Acquire Nutrients
Club fungi are heterotrophic and can be saprophytes.
What They Eat
Club fungi's enzymes decompose wood, leaves, and other organic materials.
What Eats Them
Other fungi and bacteria can eat club fungi.
Mobility
Fungi are sessile (cannot move during any part of their life cycle).
Reproduction
Club fungi can reproduce asexually, but sexual reproduction is more common. They reproduce using spores.
Development
Sac fungi grow hyphae from the spore. The mycelia have a huge surface area.
Examples
Some examples of club fungi include mushrooms, polypores, puffballs, boletes, and bird's nest fungi.