3.1 - fungi

Question 1

characteristics of fungi

Answer 1

eukaryotic
multicellular
heterotrophic
reproduce with spores
stationary
cell wall made of chitin

Question 2

mycology

Answer 2

the study of fungi

Question 3

3 parts of the structure of a fungus

Answer 3

spore
mycelium
fruit body

Question 4

95% of a fungi’s mass is in the

Answer 4

mycelium

Question 5

hyphae

Answer 5

network of thin structures that form fruit and body

Question 6

spores def

Answer 6

haploid reproductive cells that grow into hyphae when they germinate

Question 7

spores are spread by

Answer 7

wind
water
air

Question 8

3 major phyla in the fungi kingdom

Answer 8

zygomycota
basidiomycota
ascomycota

Question 9

zygomycota

Answer 9

molds that digest their food source via enzymes

Question 10

basidiomycota

Answer 10

club fungi that have short lived reproductive bodies that produce spores in structure called basidia

Question 11

ascomycota

Answer 11

fungi that produce spores in sac-like structures called asci

Question 12

examples of ascomycota

Answer 12

yeast
powdery mildew
lichen

Question 13

what is lichen

Answer 13

a symbiotic combination of fungi and cyanobacteria/green algae

Question 14

yeast def

Answer 14

single celled haploid fungi that reproduces via budding

Question 15

3 types of fungal relationships

Answer 15

mycorrhizal fungi
parasitic fungi
saprophytic fungi

Question 16

mycorrhizal fungi

Answer 16

have a symbiotic relationship with plants

Question 17

parasitic fungi

Answer 17

infect living organisms stealing nutrients from them

Question 18

saprophytic fungi

Answer 18

feed on a dead host, decomposers