1. Use films or slides to examine what fungal organisms look like and how they reproduce.
2. Discuss how the parasitic forms of kingdom Fungi have adapted to their life-style.
3. Focus on the similarities and distinctions among slime molds, water molds, and fungi.
4. Point out that lichens can be made up of fungi and either green algae or cyanobacteria, and examine how they could be symbiotic and how the fungus could be parasitic on the alga or the bacterium.
5. Discuss the industrial and commercial uses of
fungi.