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A group of thallophytic plant-like organisms of low organization, destitute of chlorophyll, in which reproduction is mainly accomplished by means of asexual spores, which are produced in a great variety of ways, though sexual reproduction is known to occur in certain Phycomycetes, or so-called algal fungi. They include the molds, mildews, rusts, smuts, mushrooms, toadstools, puff balls, and the allies of each. In the two-kingdom classification system they were classed with the plants, but in the modern five-kingdom classification, they are not classed as plants, but are classed in their own separate kingdom fungi, which includes the phyla Zygomycota (including simple fungi such as bread molds), Ascomycota (including the yeasts), Basidiomycota (including the mushrooms, smuts, and rusts), and Deuteromycota (the fungi imperfecti). Some of the forms, such as the yeasts, appear as single-celled microorganisms, but all of the fungi are are eukaryotic, thus distinguishing them from the prokaryotic microorganisms of the kingdon Monera.
Saprophytic and parasitic plants that lack chlorophyll and include molds, rusts, mildews, smuts and mushrooms.
Group, at the kingdom level, in the classification of life. Multicellular organisms that have a eukaryotic cell type, mitochondria, and a cell wall composed of chitin and other noncellulose polysaccharides.
Fungi are simple microscopic plants which contain no chlorophyll. They are at least 100,000 different species of fungi. Their spores or reproductive bodies are everywhere and await only proper conditions of moisture and temperature to germinate, grow and reproduce. Fungi cause staining and weakening of many types of materials. The best way to control the growth of mould is to maintain relative humidity below 70-80% and to provide good air movement.
One-celled organisms that attack wood in cooling towers.
A kingdom of eukaryotic, heterotrophic organisms that live as saprobes or parasites, including mushrooms, yeasts, smuts, molds, etc. They reproduce either sexually or asexually, and have life cycles that range from simple to complex. Filamentous fungi refer to those that grow as multicelluar colonies (mushrooms and molds).
none makes its own food; they use dead matter or living organisms. Includes molds, mildews, rusts, smuts, mushrooms, yeasts-have some differences
kingdom of organisms which includes mushrooms. yeast, and molds; fungi obtain energy by secreting digestive enzymes that decompose other biological tissues; singular = fungus.
Eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Fungi, which lack chlorophyll and vascular tissue and range in form from a single cell to a body mass of branched filamentous hyphae that often produce specialised fruiting bodies. This kingdom includes yeasts, moulds, smuts, toadstools and mushrooms
a kingdom that includes the yeasts, molds, mildews, and mushrooms.
see Fungus.
Multi-celled organisms that reproduce by spores and rely on living or dead organic matter for food.
A group of lower parasitic plants lacking chlorophyll.
A group of multi cellular organisms that feed on once living organisms or act as parasites on living organisms. Examples include molds, mildews, mushrooms and yeasts.
A group of organisms, including the yeasts which cause candidiasis and cryptococcosis.
A separate kingdom comprising living things that are neither animals nor plants. The kingdom Fungi includes molds, yeasts, mushrooms, and puffballs. In this course, the terms fungi and mold are used interchangeably.
small, often microscopic, plant-like organisms that absorb food directly through cell walls and lack chlorophyll and cellulose in their cell walls.
All non-chlorophyll-bearing thallophytes (i.e. all non-chlorophyll-bearing plants of a lower order than mosses and liverworts) that often show mycelial, spreading growth e.g., rusts, mildews, moulds and yeasts.
organisms that use living or dead organisms as food by breaking them down and then absorbing the substances into their cells. Fungi make up one of the five kingdoms of living things on Earth. Mushrooms, yeast and molds are types of fungi.
(sing. Fungus)—A class of cellular plants, of which Mushrooms, Toadstools, and Moulds, are familiar examples. 77
Multiple spore-producing organisms.
One of the five kingdom classifications; consists of nonphotosynthetic, eukaryotic organisms with cell walls, filamentous bodies, and absorptive nutrition.
Plants without leaves, flowers, or chlorophyll which usually obtain nutrients through extracellular digestion of dead organic matter. Eukaryotic and multicellular, they act as decomposers in food webs, like bacteria. Examples are mushroomsand molds.
A group of simple plants that lack a photosynthetic pigment. The individual cells have a nucleus surrounded by a membrane, and they may be linked together in long filaments called hyphae. The individual hyphae can grow together to form a visible body. Green manure - Plant material that while still green is incorporated into the soil, to improve the soil.
Eukaryotic organisms that are neither plants nor animals, but are members of the kingdom Fungi. Fungi may have either one or multiple cells. They cannot photosynthesize, and often live as parasites or feed on dead organic matter. ( see also)
a major group of parasitic spore-producing organisms usually classified as plants that lack chlorophyll and include molds, rusts, mildews, smuts, mushrooms, and yeasts Mississippi: Introducing the Watershed
molds, yeasts, and mushrooms; differ from algae and plants by the absence of chlorophyll.
the taxonomic kingdom of lower plants
infection-causing microorganisms that include yeasts and molds
Organisms (sometimes pathogenic) of loosely connected cells which live on dead or decaying organic matter.
molds, mushrooms and yeasts which comprise the group of flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce by means of asexual spores showing no differentiation into stem, root and leaf, and are deprived of chlorophyll.
A primitive plant which has no flowers or seeds and is without chlorophyll.
Fungi are advanced multicellular organisms that can be infectious and harmful. Mold and mildew are examples of fungi. The fungus, trichophyton mentaprophytes is commonly known as Athlete's Foot.
(pl. of fungus) a simple organism (formerly regarded as a plant) that lacks the green pigment chlorophyll.
Eukaryotic organisms that reproduce with spores and lack the ability to create food with light. Fungi include such diverse organisms as yeasts, molds, and mushrooms. Larger than bacteria, fungi are usually endowed with a nearly invisible network of root-like threads and large fruiting bodies (eg. mushrooms). Yeasts do not contain the branching threads, but, instead, are globular-shaped cells that multiply by budding. Molds consist of masses of branchlike filaments called hyphae. Reproduction results in the formation of large numbers of seedlike structures called spores. The most notable function of fungi is their ability to secrete powerful enzymes that decompose organic matter.
Organisms that can cause a number of diseases in humans, including ringworm and athlete's foot.
A group of small, plant-like living things that lack chlorophyll and cellulose. The fungi include mushrooms, molds and mildews. [ A - F ] [ G - O ] [ P - Z ] [ Back To The Menu
a group that includes moulds, mushrooms and toadstools. Fungi grow on organic matter and scatter spores to reproduce.
Any of a major group of saprophytic and parasitic spore-producing organisms including molds, rusts, mildews, smuts, mushrooms and yeasts.
simple plants that lack chlorophyll, roots, stems, and leaves, and obtain their food from other organisms
group of organisms that lack chlorophyll and blood vessels that include yeasts, smuts, molds and mushrooms
Multi-celled aerobic microorganisms. Fungi can grow on most machine surfaces, splash areas, dead spaces, and similar interfaces which are not regularly immersed. Fungi will develop into visible masses if given the opportunity.
More than one fungus
organisms in the Kingdom Fungi, including mushrooms, molds, rusts, mildews, and rots. Lichens are also included in this kingdom, although they are formed by the symbiotic association of fungi and algae or certain bacteria.
Any group of plants that lack flowers, leaves, or chlorophyll and get their nourishment from dead or living organic matter; includes mushrooms, molds, and yeasts.
saprophytic or parasitic microorganisms including molds and mildews; capable of causing ocular disease.
Eukaryotes (organisms whose cells have nuclei) which are incapable of making their own food by photosynthesis and survive by breaking down chemical compounds made by plants and bacteria to waste products, just like we do. Page Top
Single or multi-cellular organisms that obtain their nutrients from the breakdown of organic material. Fungi can cause product degradation (rotting), as well as creating stains and odours. Yeasts, molds and mushrooms are all fungi.
nonphotosynthetic multicellular organisms that are either saprophytic or parasitic.
Fungi are neither animals nor plants and are classified in a kingdom of their own. Fungi include molds, yeasts, mushrooms, and puffballs. In this document, the terms fungi and mold are used interchangeably. Molds reproduce by making spores. Mold spores waft through the indoor and outdoor air continually. When mold spores land on a damp spot indoors, they may begin growing and digesting whatever they are growing on. Molds can grow on virtually any organic substance, providing moisture and oxygen are present. It is estimated that more than 1.5 million species of fungi exist.
A group of non-green plants, such as molds, and mushrooms, that live on dead or dying organic matter. Fungi release nutrients to the soil.
Fungi are microscopic plant organisms consisting of many cells, such as mold, mildews and yeast. Fungi are incapable of manufacturing their own food and behave as either parasites or saprophytes.
Fungi are eukaryotes. Eukaryotes are cells that contain a nuclei.
Neither animals nor plants, fungi are classified in their own kingdom. The fungi kingdom includes a very large group of organisms, including mold s, yeasts, mushrooms, and puffballs. There are more than 100,000 accepted fungal species—but current estimates range up to 10 million species. Mycologists (people who study fungi) group fungi into four large groups according to their reproduction method.
Parasitic or semiparasitic plant-like organisms that do not make chlorophyll. The singular is fungus. Mushroom, yeasts, and molds are examples.
kingdom in which organisms may be unicellular or multicellular, obtain their food from external sources, and reproduce sexual or asexually
Simple organisms that belong to the Kingdom Fungi and include such organisms as the true fungi, molds and slime molds.
(Singular: Fungus) Molds, mildews, yeasts, mushrooms, and puffballs. A group of organisms lacking in chlorophyll (i.e., are not photosynthetic) and which are usually non-mobile, filamentous, and multicellular. Some grow in soil, others attach themselves to decaying trees and other plants which they obtain nutrients. Some are pathogens, others stabilize sewage and digest composted waste.()
Simple, plant-like life forms that lack true roots, stems, leaves, and chlorophyll. They are filamentous in structure (e.g., mushrooms, mildews, molds, and yeasts).
non-photosynthetic microorganisms that eat organic matter
Simple plants, often microscopic, that lack photosynthetic pigment.
Any of a group of parasitic lower plants that lack chlorophyll, including molds and mildews.
Microorganisms that lack chlorophyll and are filamentous in structure.
meaning the plural of fungus (see below).
Vegetable organisms that lack chlorophyll and are filamentous. Examples are mold, mildew, yeast and mushrooms.
single-celled life forms that are larger than bacteria and have organelles (mini-organs) inside the cells
plural of fungus, a simple organism that can sometimes cause disease in man. Gangrene - death of part of the body caused by a lack of blood supply, in Raynaud's this usually affects the tips of the fingers or one or more toes.
A group of microorganisms that includes molds and yeasts. Incidence: he number of new cases of foodborne illness in a given population during a specified period (e.g., the number of new cases per 100,000 population per year).
Nonphototrophic eukaryotic microbes that contain rigid cell walls; includes molds and yeasts.
Fungi or funguses is plural for multiple types of fungus.
Eukaryotic, mostly multicellular organisms such as mushrooms, molds, and yeasts. As decomposers, they get the nutrients they need by secreting enzymes that speed up the breakdown of organic matter in the tissue of other living or dead organisms. Then they absorb the resulting nutrients.
Simple plants which, like bacteria, require organic matter but not light for growth. "Fungi" is the plural form, " fungus" is singular, and "fungous" is the adjective.
Yeasts, molds and mushrooms that live on dead plants and animals or living organisms.
Microbes with rigid cell walls; includes yeast and mycelial forms.
Fungi are any of a large group of plants which do not contain chlorophyll, including the yeasts, molds, and mushrooms.
The only group of plants that cannot use sunlight as a source of energy. Sizes range from 5 microns to several centimeters.
organisms of Domain Eukarya that lack chlorophyll and obtain energy by breaking down dead organic material. They range in form from a single cell to complex structures such as mushrooms. Like animals, they break down dead organic matter, but like plants, they absorb nutrients (often from soil). Unlike animals, they do not move or ingest their food; unlike plants, they do not use light.
Single-celled or multicellular organisms. Fungi can be either opportunistic pathogens (such as aspergillosis, candidiasis, and cryptococcosis) that cause infections in immunocompromised persons (including cancer patients, transplant recipients, and persons with AIDS) or pathogens (such as the endemic mycoses, histoplasmosis and coccidioidomycosis, and superficial mycoses) that cause infections in healthy persons. Fungi are also used for the development of antibiotics, antitoxins, and other drugs used to control various human diseases.
Multi-celled, non-photosynthetic organisms that are neither plants nor animals. Fungal cells form long chains called hyphae and may form fruiting bodies such as mold or mushrooms to disperse spores. Some fungi such as yeast are single-celled.
A group of organisms that lack chlorophyll and obtain nutrients from dead or living organic matter
(singular = fungus) Mushrooms, molds, mildews, rusts, and smuts that are small nonchlorophyll-bearing plantlike organisms lacking roots, stems, and leaves. They have distinct nuclei surrounded by nuclear membranes as well as other specialized functional cell parts but cannot carry on photosynthesis. They occur in natural waters and grow best in the absence of light.
Organisms which live off dead or living plants or animals.
Simple plants that lack photosynthetic pigment. Individual cells link together to form a filaments called hyphae.
Plantlike organisms that lack chlorophyll and absorb their food from dead or living organisms (i.e., yeast, mushrooms, and molds).
One of a large group of thallophytes, living in damp wood, which include mold, mildew, rust, mushrooms, etc. which are parasites that live on organisms or feed on dead organic material and lack true roots, stems, leaves and chlorophyll, and which reproduce by means of spores.
Microscopic plants that live in damp wood and cause mold, stain, and decay.
Plant-like organisms with cells with distinct nuclei surrounded by nuclear membranes, incapable of photosynthesis. Fungi are decomposers of waste organisms and exist as yeast, mold, or mildew.
Types of microscopic plant materials that are very numerous and occur in many different forms. Their spores, or reproductive bodies are everywhere and await only proper conditions of moisture and temperature to germinate, grow and reproduce.
Any group of plants mainly characterized by the absence of chlorophyll, the green colored compound found in other plants. Fungi range from microscopic single-celled plant (such as mold and mildews) to large plants (such as mushrooms).
Fungi is the name given to the local musical form of the British Virgin Islands. Fungi music is an expression of British Virgin Islands culture as it shows the island’s African and the European influences in a unique sound known only as fungi. The name fungi comes from the local cornmeal dish called fungi.
(pun) the one who buys the drinks