Fungi: Death Becomes Them - CrashCourse Biology #39

Death is what fungi are all about. By feasting on the deceased remains of almost all organisms on the planet, converting the organic matter back into soil from which new life will spring, they perform perhaps the most vital function in the global food web. Fungi, which thrive on death, make all life possible. Table of Contents 1) Biolography 02:07 2) Structure 04:53 3) The Decomposers 06:10 4) The Mutualists 06:38 5) The Predators 07:23 6) The Parasites 07:35 7) Reproduction 08:24 References http://www.pearsonhighered.com/campbell/ http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Reference/Subjectareareference/?view=usa&ci=9780195367133 http://aftol.org/index.php http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fungi/fungi.html http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=strange-but-true-largest-organism-is-fungus http://live.psu.edu/story/59556 http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/01/24/145731952/your-brain-on-psilocybin-might-be-less-depressed Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourse Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thecrashcourse/ CC Kids: http://www.youtube.com/crashcoursekids