Which of the following is NOT a characterisitic of most fungi:
C.
fungi are heterotrophs NOT autotrophs
In order to grow, fungi need
C.
All fungi are multicellular.
TRUE
FALSE
FALSE
Yeast cells are unicellular--all other fungi are multicellular.
_____________ are branching threadlike tubes through which substances can move quickly and freely.
C.
The cells of multicellular fungi are arranged in structures called _____________.
B.
HOW FUNGI OBTAIN FOOD
Step 1: The fungi grow hyphae into the food source Step 2: The Fungi send digestive chemicals into the food Step 3: The digestive chemicals break down the food into small substances.
Step 4: Thebroken down food is then absorbed back through the hyphae.
This was a study card. No right or wrong answer. Learn the steps.
Fungi reproduce by _____________
B.
Fungi produce thousands of spores in structures called ___________
A.
All fungi, except for yeast, reproduce ONLY asexually.
TRUE
FALSE
FALSE
Except for yeast, all fungi reproduce BOTH asexually and sexually.
Fungi are classified into groups based on the spore producing structure and on their ability to ______________.
A.
FOUR GROUPS OF FUNGI (LIST CARD)
Group 1: threadlike fungi
Group 2: sac fungi
Group 3: club fungi
Group 4: imperfect fungi
This list for study only.
Common bread mold is an example of ______________
B.
The over 25,000 species of mushrooms are and example of ______________
A.
Sac fungi got that name because they produce their spores in structures thatlook like sacks.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE
Penicillium is an example of __________________
D.
Which group of fungi is NOT known to reproduce sexually.
D.
Who discovered, in 1928, that Penicillium killed bacteria.
d Albert Einstein
A.
Because Penicillium killed bacteria, it became the first _____________ .
C.
Unicellualr yeast reproduce asexually by _____________.
C.
The process of producing small buds on a large well fed yeast, is called ______________.
C.
In unicellular yeast, resproduction occurs through budding. The bud ______________ and lives on its own.
B.
When growing conditions become unfavorable for asexual reproduction, fungi are unable to reproduce.
TRUE
FALSE
FALSE
Sometimes, they reproduce sexually when the hyphae from two different fungi grow together and genetic material is exchanged.
BENEFICIAL PURPOSES OF FUNGI: (study list)
Purpose 1: yeast causes bread to rise
Purpose 2: molds are used in production of cheeses
Purpose 3: penicillin production
Purpose 4: edible mushrooms
Purpose 5: fungi act as decomposers
Study this list
Fungi can ONLY cause disease in plants.
TRUE
FALSE
FALSE
Fungi can cause disease in BOTH animals and plants.
A mutualistic relationship is one that benefits....
a. only one organism in the relationship
b. both organisms in the relationship.
b
Lichens live in a _____________ relationship with a fungus and either an algae or a bacteria.
