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| Saprophytic Fungi(Major recycler) |
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-Grow anywhere other organisms are found
-Decompose cellulose, chitin and lignin
-Supress competitors with antibiotics and toxins
- reproduce via spores |
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| Parasitic Fungi(dont benefit host) |
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Definition
-rusts, blights, wilts and rots of plants
- as a result of evolving from protists, causes allergies. |
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- Primary decomposers in nature
- They secrete enzymes and digest their food externally before engulfing it.
- Mycelium is a network of hyphae which are monofilaments that secrete the enzymes used during digestion.
-Capable of indefinite growth so have large biomass.
-Reproduce by sexual and or asexual spores
- Cell wall made of chitin. |
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