Fungi
Published on Nov 19, 2015
Biology pre-ap project
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
KINGDOM INFORMATION
- Cell Type: Prokaryote
- Cell Number: Most are multicellular, except Yeast.
- Cell Wall: Made of Chitin.
- Type of Nutrition: Heterotroph
- Type of Reproduction: Both Sexual & Asexual.
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10 EXAMPLES OF ORGANISMS
FROM THE FUNGI KINGDOM
Yeast; Cryptococcus neoformans
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Yeast; Pityrosporum ovale
Mold; Penicillium
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Mold; Aspergillus
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Mold; Rhizopus
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Mold; Mucor
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Mushroom; Psibcybe cubensis
Yeast; Saccharomyces boulardii
THE PSILOCYBE CUBENSIS
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Phylum: Basidiomycota
- Class: Basidiomyetes
- Order: Agaricates
- Family: Strophariaceae
- Genus: Psilocybe
- Species: Zapotecorum/Cubensis
- Scientific Name: Psilocybe cubensis
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PSILOCYBE CUBENSIS CONT.
- Common Names: Shrooms, Magic Mushroom, Sacred Mushroom
- Habitat: Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands
- Food: Deceased Organic Materials
- Reproduction: Basidiomycota Life Cycle
- Endangered Status: Declining Is Mainly Due To Environmental Pollution
- Current Population: 1.5 Million
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AN INTERESTING FACT
- If a person eats the Psilocybe Cubensis mushroom, the person will begin to hallucinate and experience the feeling of being "high."
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RANDOM FUN
- Q: Why did the fungi leave the party? A: There wasn't mushroom.
- Q: Why did the mushroom come to the party? A: Because he's a fungi! (Fun-Guy)
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