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Plants are

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multicellular, autotrophic, terrestrial eukaryotes

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Plants must have important ______________________________ differences than algae to deal with gravity and water loss

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structural and functional

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Plants obtain light and carbon dioxide from the ___, but water and nutrients from the ____.

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air, soil

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plants may possess structures

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both above and below ground

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__________(stems and leaves) and _________.

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shoots and roots

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Plants also have ___________, a chemical that hardens cell walls which helps keep them erect

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lignin

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transports substances between the roots and shoots.

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vascular tissue

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_____________ transports water up from the roots.

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Xylem

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_____________ transports food (sugars) down from the shoot.

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Phloem

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What are the two types of Vascular Tissue

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Phloem and Xylem

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To increase nutrient uptake, many plants have symbiotic associations with bacteria and fungi, such as __________ on their roots. This fungus increases surface area of roots, and takes up more water

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Mycorrhizae

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12
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Photosynthesis is primarily carried out in the ________ __________ located in the leaves of a plant.

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mesophyll cells

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Leaves allow gas exchange, using ____________(openings) to take in CO2 necessary for the calvin cycle to produce glucose

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stomata

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Plants have protective structures called ____________ to produce their gametes.

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gametangia

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After fertilization, the zygote develops inside the _____________________________

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female plant.

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16
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by photosynthetic organisms is thought to have occurred gradually.

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Colonization of terrestrial environments

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17
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Molecular evidence indicates ________________, a group of green algae, as the closest relatives of terrestrial plants.

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charophytes

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18
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The evolutionary history of the plant kingdom shows how successive adaptations allowed plants to become highly successful in

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diverse terrestrial habitats

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Evolutionary Botanists identify four major steps in plant evolution.

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(1) the origin of plants from the charophytes
– (2) the diversification of vascular plants
– (3) the origin of the seed
– (4) the emergence of angiosperm (flowering plants)

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20
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non-vascular plants, they grow in low lying mats. Include mosses, liverworts and hornworts.

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brogphytes

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considered to be the 1st vascular plant, however it lacks seeds, and contains spores. Include club mosses & ferns.

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ferns

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(conifers) have a “naked seed” because the seed is not protected by maternal tissue. Include conifers, cycads & ginkos.

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gymnosperms

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flowering plants, flower is a complex reproductive structure that develops seeds inside protective maternal tissues called ovaries.

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angiosperms

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This primitive group includes mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.

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Bryophytes

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25
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Bryophytes have two key adaptations for living on land.

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A waxy protective surface layer helps prevent
dehydration.
– Embryos develop within the mother’s gametangium, (which keep them protected).

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26
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This is a much more ______________________ into the environment susceptible to damage

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effective strategy than issuing underdeveloped offspring

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Mosses have two distinct parts.

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gametophytes and sporophytes

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28
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A __________

produces gametes.

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gametophyte

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29
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A ___________ produces spores

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sporophyte

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30
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The life cycle of a moss shows that chromosome number changes

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at fertilization

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31
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The life cycle of a moss shows that chromosome number changes at fertilization

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alternation of generations.

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32
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In mosses, the main part of the plant is the ________

_____________

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haploid gametophyte

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33
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use spores to reproduce

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Ferns and club mosses

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34
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are through to be dominant during the Carboniferous period, about 290–360 million years ago, prevalent in swampy forests.

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ferns

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35
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These forests formed what would become _________

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fossil fuels

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36
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As the climate cooled, _______________ _were the first seed plants to have evolved.

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gymnosperms

37
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gymnosperms are

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better suited for a drier, colder climate

38
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(pine trees which are gymnosperms) replaced ferns over much of northern Eurasia and North America.

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conifers

39
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They are usually ____________, which retain their leaves throughout the year.

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annuals, evergreen

40
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have three terrestrial adaptations.

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Conifers and most other gymnosperms

41
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The _________________________ and its influence on the overall life cycle.

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gametophyte reduced in size

42
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The evolution of ________ to fertilize an ovule (plant egg)

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pollen

43
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The evolution of the _________, which can now make dispersal and the growth of the new organism more efficient.

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seed

44
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Gametophyte is reduced among more recent derived plants, and _____________ _generation is dominant

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sporophyte

45
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The second terrestrial adaptation of seed plants is

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the evolution of pollen.

46
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A pollen grain

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– is the much-reduced male gametophyte

–fertilizes the female gametophyte.

47
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The entire pine tree is actually a sporophyte because

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containing tiny gametophytes living in cones.

48
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the male gametophyte

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pollen

49
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The female gametophyte

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Embroytic sac sporophyte

50
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The third terrestrial adaptation was the development of the __________.

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seed

51
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is a fully formed plant embryo with a nutrient starter pack, surrounded by a protective barrier.

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seed

52
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are the most successful and diverse type of plant.

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angiosperm

53
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angiosperm are the most successful type of plant because

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They have succeeded because of more efficient water transport and the innovation of the flower.
– The flower attracts specific pollinates

54
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Angiosperms dominate the

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plant kingdom in diversity

55
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However, the female gametophyte is protected inside ovaries of the __________________.

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sporophyte flower

56
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Like gymnosperms, the dominant stage of the angiosperms is the ____________ (2n), and the male gametophytes (n) are pollen (also as in the gymnosperms)

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sporophyte

57
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The ovary develops into the ___________, which is high in nutrients (contains lots of sugars).

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fruit

58
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Organisms may eat the fruit to

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obtain nutrients, and in turn disperse seeds without knowing it

59
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Not only do plants use animals to disperse their pollen,

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they also use animals to disperse their fruit

60
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mature sporophyte

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2n Plant

61
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Pollen grains are transferred from anther of stamen,

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to the stigma of the carpel

62
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To produce a zygote _________Pollen contains 2 sperm nuclei, and one of these nuclei

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2n, fertilize the ovule in an ovary

63
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 mature sporophyte (2n) plant
 Pollen grains are transferred from anther of stamen, to the stigma
of the carpel
 Pollen contains 2 sperm nuclei, and one of these nuclei fertilize the ovule in an ovary
 This produces a zygote (2n),
 The zygote develops into an embryo, and the other sperm nuclei

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Life cycle of a flowering Plant

64
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A fruit is a seed-bearing ______________ _______________________________________ ____________________________________

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ovary that provides a plant with additional benefits.

65
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Some fruits use ____ _________

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wind for dispursal

66
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Other fruits attach to _______________,

And some are consumed where seeds are left to sprout

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fur on animal

67
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are at the base of most food chains because they decompose and recycle organic materials.

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fungi

68
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Fungi have enzymes which break up ____________.

A

cellulose

69
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The greater____________________ the more efficient they can recycle materials leading to greater productivity (e.g., tropical rainforests).

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the fungal diversity,

70
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Fungi are heterotrophic eukaryotes.

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Most are multicellular, but some species are unicellular.

71
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Fungi are diverse and categorized into

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5 different groups. Often grouped according to their reproductive structures.

72
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flagellated spores

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Chytrids

73
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characteristic protective zygosporangium

for reproduction

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Zygomycetes:

74
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: forms mycorrhizae (symbiotic relationship with plants)

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Glomeromycetes

75
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sac fungi, with asci housing reproductive spores

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Ascomycetes:

76
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club fungi, with spores in a protective structure called basidium.

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Basidiomycota:

77
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The visible structures of macroscopic fungi are called

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hyphae.

78
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Septate hyphae have cells separated by chitin (polysaccharide) barriers called

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septa

79
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Aseptate hyphae are

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tubelike, without septa.

80
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Hyphae can form an interwoven mat called a ______________, which is the feeding structure of fungus.

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mycelium

81
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Fungi reproduce by releasing spores that are produced either

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sexually or asexually

82
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Fungi and bacteria are the __________________in ecosystems.

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principle decomposers

They keep an ecosystem supplied with nutrients.

83
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can destroy fruit, wood, and human-made materials.

A

molds

84
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Fungi are commercially important.

to make

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beer, wine, and cheese

85
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Some Fungi produce antibiotics as a means of self defense. Penecillium is one example of a fungus which produces the antibiotic ________________.

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penecillin

86
Q

Of the 100,000 known species of fungi, about _____ make their living as parasites, primarily feeding on plants.

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30%

87
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 About 50 species of fungi are known to be parasitic in humans and other animals. _________ _________one common yeast infection among aids patients.

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candida abicons, some fungus are responsible for allergies and respiratory disease

88
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consist of algae or cyanobacteria within a mass of fungal hyphae.

A

Lichens

89
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– Many ___________________________
– The fungus ___________________
– The fungal mycelium __________________________

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lichen associations are mutualistic.
receives food from its photosynthetic partner.
helps the alga absorb and retain water and minerals.

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