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Exploring Fungi: The Carbon Cycle and Diversity

Discover the fascinating world of fungi and their role in the carbon cycle. Learn about the diversity of fungi, their relationship with other organisms, and their impact on society. Explore the structures and types of fungi through engaging visuals and videos. Participate in a hands-on lab using petri dishes.

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Exploring Fungi: The Carbon Cycle and Diversity

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  1. Fungi Day 1 The Carbon Cycle and Diversity

  2. What are Fungi? • Fungus vs. Fungi • Examples of Fungi? • What are they related to? • Bacteria? • Plants? • Animals

  3. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Life_Six_Kingdoms.pnghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Life_Six_Kingdoms.png Surprisingly, we are more closely related to fungi than fungi are to plants or bacteria

  4. Why Talk About Fungi? • Large diversity of Niches (What’s a niche?) • Carbon cycle • Society http://www.clinchtrails.com/20101109mushrooms.jpg

  5. Carbon Cycle • What is the Carbon cycle? • What is photosynthesis? http://s.hswstatic.com/gif/irrigation-photosynthesis.gif

  6. The Carbon Cycle https://eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/images/carboncycle_sm.jpg

  7. Glucose • What is glucose? • Do plants just make glucose? http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000kf6l9zujQ68/s/500/400/PX09-012b.jpg

  8. How do we break sugars down? • http://humanphysiology.pbworks.com/f/1242368708/f26-4a_salivary_glands_c.jpg

  9. Fungi in the Carbon Cycle • Fungi help breakdown plants • Responsible for decaying large portions of debris • Injects enzymes into food sources • Absorbs nutrients from environment

  10. Different Types of Fungi • Within the Kingdom Fungi “Mycota” there are 5 phylums

  11. Structures of Fungi • Hyphae and Mycelium • Fingerlike projections • Can secrete chemicals and absorb nutrients • What do they remind you of? http://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/files/1313/2032/6049/17141555582_QCb9D.jpghttp://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/files/3713/2154/4831/17364809112_gVt4W.jpg

  12. Structures of Fungi • Spores- Fungi use spores which are like seeds to reproduce • Very tiny • Some can remain dormant for a long time http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/photos/large/Pilobolus_roridus(fs-01).jpg

  13. Pilobolus http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/photos/large/Pilobolus_roridus(fs-01).jpg

  14. Pilobolus Movie • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8OAmcUnm4g

  15. Agaricus http://mushroomhobby.com/Gallery/Agaricus/Agaricus%20campestris%20var%20squamulosus%203.jpg

  16. Yeast http://www.kurzweilai.net/images/Yeast.jpg

  17. Today’s Lab • What is a petri dish? • What might it contain? • Why might scientists use them? http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/image/5029242-3x2-700x467.jpg

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