BI 336 - Mycology
Credit(s): 4
The purpose of this course is to explore the varied roles that the Fungal Kingdom plays in the environment. The material covered will include fungal morphology and taxonomy, field collections and preservation, microscopy and culturing techniques, the diversity of the lifeforms in the kingdom, the economic importance of fungi, and the impacts of fungi on human health.
Five major themes of mycology
1. Fungi consist of organized parts with unique cellular and morphological characteristics
2. Fungi play important roles in the environment as decomposers and by interacting with other groups of organisms
3. Fungi play important economic, fermentation, and biotechnological roles.
4. Fungi reproduce (sexually and asexually) through a unique life cycles
5. Fungi share a common ancestry that can be traced by morphological and genetic phylogenetic trees.
The laboratory portion of this course is vital and required. The focus of the lab includes the development of microscopy and culturing techniques, identification of major groups of fungi, and field collection and in-lab identification.
Prerequisite(s): BI 105 - Ecology and Evolution / BI 155 - Ecology and Evolution Lab
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