The unit on protists and fungi is broken into two subunits. The
material on protists with be covered in chapter 19. The fungi material is
found in chapter 20. Since these are rather short chapters, we will test
on them together. To find out more information on either chapter follow
the links below.
Protist
and Fungi links
Biodiversity:
Fungi
Page that includes
information on fungi groups ascomycota, deuteromycota, zygomycota, and
basidiomycta. Also includes evolutionary origin and classification.
Biodiversity:
Protists
Pictures and
information dealing with the most diverse kingdom of life. Has specific
links to pages for protozoa, algae, and slime molds. Great pictures.
The
Biology of Mycorrhizas
A good
introduction to mycorrhizae (fungi and algae that have a mutualism
relationship), their functions and evolution.
Dr.
Fungus
Dr. Fungus
provides a thorough introduction to fungi that impact human health. There is
plentiful information on fungal pathogens of humans, diagnosis of the diseases
they cause, and discussions of treatments and patient resources (this site was
formerly called FungusWeb).
Protists
Details about protists, including protozoa, algae and slime molds.
protist
What are Protists? Protists are single and multicellular organisms
that are plant-like, animal-like and fungi-like. Infomation on the 12 phyla of
protists.
