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What can be a food source or a ingredient
fungi
Where does fungi grow
spoiled food or in damp places
How many cells does fungi have
Has many cells
A threadlike tube that produces enzymes for digestion
hyphae
What does hyphae produce
enzymes for digestion
To feed on dead or decaying material
saprophytes
Fungi can be parasites to get there food but most fungi gets there food by being what
saprophytes
What obtains food from living things
parasites
Can fungi make it's own food
no
What type of climate does fungi grow in
warm, humid
How does fungi reproduce
both sexually and asexually
What happens in asexual reproduction
cells division produces spores
What happens in sexual reproduction
two genetically different fungi produce spores that differ from both parents
In sexual reproduction is the hyphae of the fungi genetically different or the same
genetically different
How are fungi classified
based on the spore forming structure
How many groups are fungi classified in
Three. Club, Sac, Zygospore
What group of fungi produces spores in a club shaped structure called basidium
Club fungi
A spore in a club shaped structure
basidium
What group of fungi produces spores in a small saclike structure called an ascus
Sac fungi
A saclike structure
ascus
Yeast can reproduce by...
budding
What group of fungi produces spores in a round case called sporangium
Zygospore fungi
A spore in a round case
sporangium
Like penicillin some fungi is called imperfect because they reproduce how
asexually
Organisms composed of a fungus and either a green alga or a cyanobacterium
lichens
Descibe lichens
crusty, leafy, or grow upright
Who is lichen an important food source for
animals
How does lichen help rocks
it weathers or breaks them down
How does lichen help scientists
helps them monitor pollution levels
a hyphae network with plant roots formed by fungi
mycorrhizae
How does mycorrhizae help fungi
allowed plants to move from water to land about 500 million years ago
What is an example of a fungi as a food source
cultivated mushrooms
What is a negative effect of fungi
can cause animal and plants diseases
What is a positive effect of fungi
Used to produce antibiotics such as penicillin
When fungi recycles organic matter it acts as a ...
decomposer