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Classification

Fungi are classified according to their structure and method of reproduction.

The four main groups of fungi are:

• 1) Common molds (Zygomycota)

• 2) Sac fungi (Ascomycota)

• 3) Club fungi (Basidiomycota)

• 4) Imperfect fungi (Deuteromycota)

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The Common Molds

1) COMMON MOLDS

= Familiar molds that grow on meat, cheese, fruit, and bread

•Black bread mold, Rhizopus stolonifer, is a zygomycete / common mold

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The Sac Fungi

2) SAC FUNGI Yeasts

Yeasts are unicellular sac fungi.

Yeasts reproduce asexually by budding.

Dry granules of yeast contain ascospores, which become active in a moist environment.

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The Club Fungi

3) CLUB FUNGI

Club fungi gets its name from a specialized reproductive structure that resembles a club.

• includes shelf fungi, puffballs, earthstars, jelly fungi, and rusts.

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The Imperfect Fungi

4) IMPERFECT FUNGI

= Fungi that cannot be placed in other phyla because researchers have never been able to observe a sexual phase in their life cycles.

Example = Penicillium notatum - a mold that is the source of the antibiotic penicillin.

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Fungi grow best in an environment that is

a. cool.

b. moist.

c. dry.

d. salty.

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Yeasts are

a. ascomycetes.

b. zygomycetes.

c. basidiomycetes.

d. deuteromycetes.

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Penicillium is a(an)

a. ascomycete.

b. basidiomycete.

c. deuteromycete.

d. zygomycete.

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The basidiospores of club fungi are produced on thin structures called

a. fruiting bodies.

b. buttons.

c. gills.

d. stalks.