ch 21.4 quiz

Question 1

characteristics of fungi

Answer 1

• heterotrophs

- cell wall made of chitin

Question 2

what is the body made of

Answer 2

hyphae

- mass of hyphae makes mycelium

Question 3

how do fungi obtain nutrients

Answer 3

releasing enzymes to breakdown matter then absorb it

Question 4

sexual reproduction

Answer 4

hyphae fuse and do meiosis to make spores

Question 5

asexual reproduction

Answer 5

hyphae make long stalks w haploid spores

- called imperfect fungi

Question 6

yeast

Answer 6

• unicellular

- asexual

Question 7

benefit of yeast

Answer 7

• important for food
• used in hep B vaccines
• makes gashol

Question 8

mold

Answer 8

• grows rapidly
• asexual
• black bread mold makes cortisone used for joint relief

Question 9

chytridiomycota

Answer 9

• live in moist environments

- absorb dead nutrients

Question 10

zygomycota

Answer 10

• eats decay
• asexually produces spores
• sexual using zygotes

Question 11

ascomycota

Answer 11

• sac fungi
• sexual repro : spores
• asexual : conidia hyphae

Question 12

basidiomycota

Answer 12

• mushrooms, rust, smuts

- makes spores

Question 13

fungi uses

Answer 13

• food
• antibiotics
• pesticides
• MAIN FUNCTION: DECOMPOSITION

Question 14

dematophytes

Answer 14

• athletes foot
• toe fungus
• ring worm

Question 15

histoplasmosis

Answer 15

lung infection

Question 16

fungal toxins

Answer 16

• contaminates corn, peanuts, and cottonseed