| Notes: Fungi and Ecology |
Fungi and Ecological Impacts accordin to Niche.
decomposer
digests plant material mostly.
air is filled with its spores.
spoiler
In the Revolutionary War, most British ships were lost due to fungus infestations than American attack.
can destroy plastics.
from 1-in-every-10 to 1-in-every-2 plants that are harvested are lost to fungus.
ethylene (plant hormone) initiates fungus growth as well as fruit ripening.
pathogen
cause athletes foot, lung infections, vaginal yeast infections.
ergots (structures on ascomycetes) can cause gangrene, nerve spasms, hallucination, instanity, etc.
used to treat high blood pressure and maternal bleeding after birth.
edible
truffles, many basidiomycetes.
Brief Synopsis of Fungal Evolution.
current chytrids represent a link: flagellated cells, absorptive nutrition, hyphae, chitin, and common metabolic pathways and enzymes.
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