Bread Mold? My spores are common in the air and can land on moist surfaces like bread and some fruit to grow into fuzzy spots that create li=le stems (called sporangia) to spores. Other threadlike fungi such as dung mold and other soil rs. I usually asexually (alone) but somecmes if condicons are crummy, I will grow next to an opposite type of mold and we ll mate sexually (with 2 parents). Most of my friends and family live in soil and stuff- you can thank us that you aren t surrounded by gross dead stuff all the Cme. I am called a threadlike fungus because the parts that I put my spores on look like li=le threads. a Each of me is so Cny you can only see me with a microscope- if you see me growing on bread you re actually seeing a colony of my friends. many I usually just spores myself that are just like me. I build a threadlike stalk and send them off into the air. though, I let my hyphae grow with a partner and together we spores that are a mix of our genes.
Yeast? I look like a Cny grain of sand, but really I m super important to humans. I m necessary to bread rise, or create alcohol which allowed humans to start to preserve stuff. Other sac fungi like mildew, truffles, morel mushrooms, Dutch elm disease, and chestnut blight. Some of my relacves vitamin B 2 which protects it from UV light and that people use to vitamins. I am called a sac fungus because I somecmes spores in small sacs called asci. sugar near me and allow from it. I can even get sugar from plants like wheat or potatoes. I am unusual because I am only one you can see me with a naked eye (I m small but visible). There are no s on the my cell that I can move. I wait for water or air to move me. You I usually by myself by just growing a new yeast cell out of my side then break it off. though, I li=le sacs in my cell which can combine with the sac of another yeast to a baby that combines our genes. When I eat sugar I give off carbon dioxide gas which s bubbles causing bread to rise. One of my species lives all over your body, if too much of me grows it s called a yeast infeccon. a many
Truffles? I am a special type of fungus that lives encrely underground, usually with the roots of an oak tree. Some of my species are worth LOTS of money (over $2,000 per kg) because their strong smell and taste is valued in cooking. Other sac fungi like mildew, truffles, morel mushrooms, Dutch elm disease, and chestnut blight. I have to be eaten by a mammal to release my spores. I smell really strong so that animals will find me, dig me up, and eat me. The part that humans eat is actually my reproduccve parts. I can only be found with specialized trained truffle huncng dogs or pigs that can smell me deep in the ground and let people know where to dig for me. I can only grow in very specific condicons with limestone rocks and certain oak trees in a Mediterranean climate. Humans try to grow me, but then I don t smell as strong. I live in a mutually beneficial relaconship with an oak tree. I help get the tree from the soil that it can t use, and I take my from the tree. a I can be the size of a walnut or your fist. You can definitely see me with the naked eye. The cells on my outside can be a different color than the cells inside. many spores get down by a tree root they stay there and grow. You I am different from other fungi in that I have male and female organisms and have to meet with a partner to mate. Since I don t move around, I rely on animals to transport my spores to grow near the other gender.
Deathcap Mushroom? I live in a mutually beneficial relaconship with some trees like oaks and look like the commonly eaten straw mushroom. I am one of the most deadly fungi on Earth. Other club fungi like portabellas, white destroying angel, bracket fungi, pu`alls, witch hat fungus, and two plant parasites: smut and rust. Every part of me is poisonous including the underground parts. I am usually yellowish or greenish on top and look like yummy straw mushrooms. You should NEVER eat a mushroom unless it has been idencfied by an expert since some poisonous mushrooms like me look like yummy ones. I spores on gills on the underside of my cap just like all other club fungi. a You can definitely see me with a naked eye. My cells are organized into different parts like gills, a stalk and root- like hyphae. many I usually just spores myself that are just like me. I them on my gills then wait for them to be moved by wind or animals. though, I let my hyphae grow with a partner and together we spores that are a mix of our genes.
Bracket Fungi? I grow in trees and them. I create fruicng bodies on the the tree that look like shelves or brackets. Most of my food comes from the heartwood in the middle of the tree which it doesn t use much, but which weakens the tree. Other club fungi like portabellas, white destroying angel, death cap mushroom, pu`alls, witch hat fungus, and two plant parasites: smut and rust. The rings on my surface show how many years I have been alive. Some of my friends are 50-70 years old! I usually grow in the heartwood (middle) of the tree I eat, which it doesn t use much, but which weakens the tree. Some of my species have gills on their underside and others have special holes that look like honeycomb. I millions and millions of spores. a You can definitely see me with a naked eye. My cells are organized into different parts like gills and root- like hyphae. many I usually just spores myself that are just like me. I them on my gills or in special holes on my underside then wait for them to be moved by wind or animals. though, I let my hyphae grow with a partner and together we spores that are a mix of our genes.
Ringworm? I m not actually a worm, but rather a fungus that infects skin. I include jock itch and athlete s foot but can infect anywhere on your body. Other imperfect fungi including penicillin and athlete s foot. I can be passed from person to person through touching infected people or sharing stuff like unwashed clothes or being near wet surfaces. I grow best where it is warm and moist. You can definitely see me with a naked eye. Once I start to grow on a host I stay where I am. You When I touch a new warm moist spot bits of me can scck to the new spot and start to grow there. The new me has the exact same genes as the old me. If you get me on you, I you should be excited, but in case you re not- you can talk to a doctor who can recommend over the counter to kill me (so sad) or even prescripcons when. I can also be killed by prescripcon anc- fungals. a many
Rhizopus? I am microscopic and can grow on lots of things including bread and sol fruits. Unlike most fungi, I can mate with my opposite (like what you would call male and female). Other threadlike fungi such as dung mold and other soil rs. I grow well on ripe fruit because they are moist and sol enough for get my hyphae into quickly. If I grow next to my opposite (like what you would call male or female) I am a=racted to them and our hyphae grow together to spores that combine our genes. As I ripen or get ready to release spores, I change color from white or green to black. a Each of me is so Cny you can only see me with a microscope- if you see me growing on fruit, you re actually seeing a colony of my friends. many I usually just spores myself that are just like me. I build a threadlike stalk and send them off into the air. though, I let my hyphae grow with a partner and together we spores that are a mix of our genes.
Penicillium? I tend to grow on sol fruits and digest them to get my food. I give off a chemical called Penicillin which happens to kill bacteria. Therefore, people started to grow medicine and now they use to mimic what I naturally. Other imperfect fungi like ringworm, and athlete s foot. I secrete a chemical that kills bacteria and was accidentally discovered by Alexander Fleming as the first anc- biocc because I grew on some plates where he was growing bacteria and he nocced that they died. He got a Nobel prize because of me! Each of me is only a few cells- if you see me fruit, you re actually seeing a colony of my friends. I spores that are just like me. They get moved through the air to another moist surface for grow on. Some of my family members have a bluish color making old fruit look blue and fuzzy. I am an important ingredient in blue cheese, camembert, brie, and Roquefort cheeses and am used to flavor sausages and hams as well as to prevent bacteria growth. a many