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Which algae show bioluminescence?
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Fire algae
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Do fungi perform photosynthesis?
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No way. They are heterotrophs.
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What are saprophytes
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Fungi that live off of dead plant or animal matter
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What is a puffball?
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A mushroom that puffs spores out into the air.
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What are some places that algae can grow?
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In hot springs, in snow, on tree bark, in ponds, just about anywhere there is water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight.
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What is a lichen?
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An alga and a fungus living together.
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What is symbiosis
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Two organisms living together and helping each other in some way.
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What are the structures of mold that make it look cottony?
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The threadlike hyphae growing together in a mass.
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Where would you be most likely to find a slime mold?
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In Mr. Wanamaker's kitchen sink or in moist places in a forest.
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What gives golden algae their color?
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a mixture of orange, yellow and brown substances in their cells
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What are plants called that have no transportation tubes to carry water and food?
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Non vascular plants
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How do yeasts reproduce?
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Budding
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What is the green substance found in plants?
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Chlorophyll
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What are rhizoids.
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Rootlike parts of mosses
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Name the process in which yeast changes sugars to carbon dioxide and alcohol.
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Fermentation
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What are hyphae and what do they do?
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They are threadlike structures that produce enzymes for fungi to get food.
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What are yeasts?
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One celled fungi
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What is the largest and most complex algae?
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Brown algae
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What is photosynthesis?
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The process in which organisms use sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to make their own food.
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What are parasites?
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Organisms that live off of other living organisms.
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What are the four main parts of a mushroom and what does each do?
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Stalk- gets it up into the air
Spores- reproductive cells Hyphae- digest and absorb food for mushroom. Cap- Contains spores in gills |
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How do some liverworts reproduce?
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Pieces broken off of older plants can grow into a new plant.
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