Science Fungus Lab

For the last week in science, we did a Fungus lab. The five main types of fungi are Sac fungi, Club fungi, imperfect fungi, zygote fungi, and lichens. For the first part of our lab, we examined a common type of zygote fungus under a microscope. The fungus we looked at was a bread mold. Next, we did some research on two common types of imperfect fungi, athlete's foot and ringworm. They are actually the same type of mold, but they infect different parts of the body. For the club fungi, we looked at the gills of four different types of mushrooms under a microscope. The gills are located underneath the cap of a mushroom and hold the reproductive spores. We also did a spore print of a mushroom by putting a mushroom cap on a piece of paper and covering it with a beaker. The mushroom will them release its spores onto the paper after sitting for a while. Lastly, we added yeast, an imperfect fungus, to warm and cold water to see the reaction. We were not able to do a section on lichens because of the rain. The labs were due today, September 25th. The lab was very interesting and was a lot of fun too! The only problem was that the mushrooms began to stink after a few days!
-Kalen H.