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