 |  Plants and Society, 4/e Dr. Estelle Levetin,
University of Tulsa
Karen McMahon,
University of Tulsa
Fungi in the Natural Environment
Chapter 23 Outline
Chapter OutlineCHARACTERISTICS OF FUNGI 409
CLASSIFICATION OF FUNGI 410
Kingdom Protista 411
Kingdom Fungi 413
ROLE OF FUNGI IN THE ENVIRONMENT 421
Decomposers—Nature’s Recyclers 421
Mycorrhizae: Root-Fungus Partnership 421
ACLOSER LOOK 23.1—LICHENS: ALGAL-FUNGAL PARTNERSHIP 422
PLANT DISEASES WITH MAJOR IMPACT ON HUMANS 423
ACLOSER LOOK 23.2—DRY ROT AND OTHER WOOD DECAY FUNGI 424
Late Blight of Potato 425
Rusts—Threat to the World’s Breadbasket 427
Corn Smut—Blight or Delight 428
Dutch Elm Disease—Destruction in the Urban Landscape 429
Sudden Oak Death—Destruction in the Forest 431
CHAPTER SUMMARY 432
REVIEW QUESTIONS 433
FURTHER READING 433
LEARNING ONLINE 433
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