Note:  Approved  for  UVM  Food  Systems  Minor!*Graduate  (200-­level)  credit  possible,  by  inquiry

What  we  will  do  in  PBIO  177*:    Have  Fun,  and..

1)  Learn  about  and  identify  fungi  through  field  work,  collections,  lecture/discussion  and  lab  research.

2) Survey, identify and study the major fungal groups,with emphasis on basidiomycetes (mushroomsand kin) and ascomycetes (e.g.morels, cup fungi).

3)    Identify  collected  fungi,  especially  mushrooms,  using  visible,  microscopic    and  other  features.    

4) Assess the importance of fungi to humans assources of foods, drugs, and poisons. Discuss thecultivation of fungi for those uses.

5) Learn the unique and shared features of eachgroup, including biology, form, reproductivestrategies. Discuss key ecological roles played byfungi, -­as decomposers, symbionts, pathogens.

6) Highlight species that have impacted humanhealth, culture,and even politics!

May 23-­June 16, Mon-­Thurs, 9:00 AM-­12:45 PM,Jeffords Hall Rm 100. Prereq: College-­Biology,equivalent, or instructor permission.

Through UVM Continuing Education. Open to UVMor other students, or non-­student learners.

Cont.Ed.: http://www.uvm.edu/~summer/

Biology  of  FungiPBIO  177* – Summer,  2016

Dr.  Terry  Delaney  (4  credits, CRN-­61464)