This week in
biology we learned about the different types of fungus and the processes they
go through to survive. There are four
types of fungi Zygomycota, Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, and Deuteromycota. Fungi
are very diverse organisms. They live all over the world in all sorts of
climates and conditions. Until around 52 years ago White Pine Trees were very
abundant in the Northwest. A fungus called Blister Rust destroyed White Pine
forests across the Northwest. Puffballs are a species of mushroom that kids and
adults in Northern Idaho enjoy messing around with. These mushrooms when
touched release a cloud of smoke, but this smoke is made up of trillions of
spores.
Cool Facts: There are around 1.5 million to 5
million species in the kingdom Fungi.
“The largest recorded giant Puffball
was eight feet eight inches in diameter and weighed 48 pounds”
Question: What would the world be like without
fungus?
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