Sac Fungi
Evolutionary Milestones
Fungi are eukaryotic, like protists.
Habitat
Sac fungi live in aquatic or moist terrestrial environments.
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). They are sac-shaped where the spores are produced.
Symmetry
Fungi do not have symmetry.
How They Acquire Nutrients
Sac fungi are heterotrophic and can be decomposers or pathogens.
What They Eat
Sac fungi can eat dead or decaying matter, or they can feed off their living hosts and give the host diseases.
What Eats Them
Other fungi and bacteria can eat sac fungi.
Mobility
Fungi are sessile (cannot move during any part of their life cycle).
Reproduction
Sac fungi can reproduce sexually or asexually by spores.
Development
Sac fungi grow hyphae from the spore. The mycelia have a huge surface area.
Examples
Some examples of sac fungi include cup fungi, morels, truffles, and yeast.
Fungi are eukaryotic, like protists.
Habitat
Sac fungi live in aquatic or moist terrestrial environments.
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). They are sac-shaped where the spores are produced.
Symmetry
Fungi do not have symmetry.
How They Acquire Nutrients
Sac fungi are heterotrophic and can be decomposers or pathogens.
What They Eat
Sac fungi can eat dead or decaying matter, or they can feed off their living hosts and give the host diseases.
What Eats Them
Other fungi and bacteria can eat sac fungi.
Mobility
Fungi are sessile (cannot move during any part of their life cycle).
Reproduction
Sac fungi can reproduce sexually or asexually by spores.
Development
Sac fungi grow hyphae from the spore. The mycelia have a huge surface area.
Examples
Some examples of sac fungi include cup fungi, morels, truffles, and yeast.