The Fungus KingdomMarshall Cavendish, 2008 - 95 pagina's Enormous underground mushrooms and microscopic molds belong to an immensely varied group of organisms that occupy a unique branch in the tree of life. The Fungus Kingdom traces the history of this half-billion-year-old kingdom and explores its diversity, as well as its complex reproductive methods. The Fungus Kingdom also examines the effects of fungi on human life, which are both helpful and harmful. From poisonous mushrooms and disease-causing spores to life-saving penicillin and the yeasts used in making food and drinks, fungi are woven into the fabric of life in important, and sometimes unexpected, ways. Book jacket. |
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INTRODUCTION Classifying Life | 7 |
CHAPTER ONE A Kingdom of Their Own | 19 |
CHAPTER TWO What Is a Fungus? | 37 |
CHAPTER THREE Scavengers Partners and Parasites | 57 |
CHAPTER FOUR Living with Fungi | 71 |
Glossary | 84 |
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algae Amanita ancient Ascomycota Asexual reproduction asexual spores bacteria Basidiomycota beetles biologists cause chemical Chytridiomycota chytrids classify club fungi dead plant dead wood death cap develop different mating types digest divided dry rot elm trees ergot eukaryotes evolved example feed fly agaric forest fossils fruiting body fungal fungi live fungus called fungus kingdom fungus produces fungus's genetic material genus giant puffball gilled mushrooms grasses grow hyphae imperfect fungi insects inside jelly fungi kill known larger fungi lichens Linnaeus living things microfungi microscope million mycelia mycelium mycologists mycorrhizae nuclei organisms Ötzi pathogens pests phyla phylum plant or animal plants and animals poisoning produce spores prokaryotes protists Prototaxites reproduce asexually reproduce sexually researchers Rhynie chert roots sac fungi scientific sexual reproduction shelf fungi shiitakes slime molds soil sometimes called spread stinkhorn substrate symbiosis taxonomy tiny toads toadstool truffles water molds Zygomycota
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