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Fungi:• One of the five kingdoms of organisms.• Not autotrophs (can’t make their own
food)• Many fungi grow in or on other organisms
Fungi & Plants• Some Fungi cause diseases in those plants
that result in huge crop losses.• A Fungus infected tree, fruit or grass can
eventually be killed• Examples: –Grain Mold–Corn Smut–Wheat Rust
Mold growth covering a decaying peach.
Irish Potato Famine
Read the first four paragraphs on this site:http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/famine/begins.htm
What affect did the potato famine have on Ireland and the United States?
Are Fungi The “Bad Guys”?• Some fungi are helpful.• Fungi help decompose
(break down) dead things• People use some fungi as
medicine (penicillin)• Some animals
eat fungi