Chapter 26 Outline

Kingdom Fungi

The characteristics, economic importance, and classification of fungi, including lichens and mycorrhizae are topics covered in this chapter.

Chapter 26 Outline

In this chapter outline, the learning objectives and the selected key terms are given for each major head in the chapter. What Fungi Are Like (p. 430)

1. List and discuss the characteristics of fungi, stressing their ecological

importance.

Selected Key Terms: fungus, mycelium, hypha, nonseptate, septate, dikaryotic,

spore, budding

How Fungi Are Classified (p. 432)

2. Explain why fungi are classified in their own kingdom, and tell how fungi

differ from organisms in the other four kingdoms.

3. Give examples of the zygospore fungi.

4. Give examples of the sac fungi. Explain how sac fungi asexually reproduce

and describe the structure of an ascocarp.

5. Give examples of the club fungi. Draw and explain a diagram of the life cycle of

a typical mushroom.

6. Give examples of the imperfect fungi. Explain the significance of the name

imperfect fungi, and give examples of their importance to human beings.

kingdom Fungi, zygospore fungus, sporangium, zygospore, sac fungus, ascus,

fruiting body, conidiospore, club fungus, basidium, imperfect fungus

Fungi Form Symbiotic Relationships (p. 439)

7. Describe the structure of a lichen, the different types of lichens, and the nature of

this fungal association.

8. Describe the structure and function of mycorrhizae and note their importance

to plants.

lichen, mycorrhiza
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