Common Molds
Evolutionary Milestones
Fungi are eukaryotic, like protists.
Habitat
Common molds can grow anywhere, but are especially found in warm and humid conditions.
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
Fungi are heterotrophic and can be saprobes or parasites.
What They Eat
Common molds can spoil food.
What Eats Them
Humans use some mold for food products and antibiotics.
Mobility
Fungi are sessile (cannot move during any part of their life cycle).
Reproduction
Common molds use asexual spores to reproduce.
Development
Common molds rapidly grow from spores to mycelium.
Examples
Some examples of common molds include cladosporium and alternaria.
Fungi are eukaryotic, like protists.
Habitat
Common molds can grow anywhere, but are especially found in warm and humid conditions.
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
Fungi are heterotrophic and can be saprobes or parasites.
What They Eat
Common molds can spoil food.
What Eats Them
Humans use some mold for food products and antibiotics.
Mobility
Fungi are sessile (cannot move during any part of their life cycle).
Reproduction
Common molds use asexual spores to reproduce.
Development
Common molds rapidly grow from spores to mycelium.
Examples
Some examples of common molds include cladosporium and alternaria.