Lecture #9-Viruses, Bacteria and Fungi
p132-33, Ch22
- Virus-non-living
- Cannot reproduce independent of living cells
- Structure
- Types
- Kingdom Monera-Bacteria and Cyanobacteria
- True prokaryotes
- Structure and types
- Significance to humans
- Disease agents
- Commercial value
- Kingdom Fungi-true eukaryotes
- Characteristics
1. Non photosynthetic
2. Hyphae, threads organized into Mycelium
3. Reproduce by spores; sexual/asexual
- Types
- Molds
- Sac fungi
- Mushrooms-life cycle
- Significance to humans
- Decomposers
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- Micorrhizae
- Disease; human/plant
- Source of antibiotics
- Commercial-yeast