Introduction
This second tutorial on fungi will continue our discussion of fungal
diversity by covering the two remaining phyla, Ascomycota and Basidiomycota.
By the end of this tutorial, you should be able to:
- Identify the general characteristics of the fungi
- Explain how the “body” of the fungus is adapted for its mode of nutrition
- Explain how early fungi may have colonized land
- Diagram the general fungal life cycle and describe the difference between plasmogamy and karyogamy
- Summarize the basic classification of fungi
- Describe the different types of symbiotic relationships that fungi participate in
- Explain different ways in which fungi impact humans, either directly or indirectly