Chapter 21: Fungi

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What are 5 points on the features of fungi?
- Heterotrophic.
- Mostly multicellular.
- Made up of threads/filliments called hyphae (basic unit of fungus).
- Hyphae combine in masses to form a mycelium.
- Walls are made of a carbohydrate called chitin.
Are fungi heterotrophic or autotrophic?

Fungi are heterotrophic.
Are must fungi multi/uni cellular?

Fungi are mostly multicellular.
What are fungi made up of?

Fungi are made up of threads/filliments called hyphae (basic units of fungi).
What’s another word for the threads that make up fungi?

Filliments = basic units of fungi.
What is the basic unit of a fungus?

Threads / filliments called hyphae.
What do hyphae combine to make?

Hyphae combine in masses to form a mycelium.
What are fungi’s walls made out of?

Fungi’s walls are made of a carbohydrate called chitin.
What are 3 differences between plants and fungi?
- Cell wall: Cellulose / Chitin
- Nutrition: Autotrophic / Heterotrophic
- Reproduction: Seeds / Spores
What’s the difference between a plant’s and a fungus’s cell wall?
- Plant cell wall is made from cellulose.
- Fungus cell wall is made from chitin.
What’s the difference between in nutrition between plants and fungi?
- Nutrition of plant: Autotrophic
- Nutrition of fungus: Heterotrophic
What’s the difference in reproduction between plants and fungi?
- Reproduction in plants: seeds
- Reproduction in fungi: spores
What nutrition are fungi?

Fungi are Heterotrophs- take in food made by other organisms. (Either- Saprophytic or Parasitic).
What 2 types of heterotroph are fungi either?

Either Saprophytic or Parasitic.
Most fungi are what type of heterotroph?

Most fungi are Saprophytic- obtain nutrients from dead material.

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