Ch. 24 Fungi

Question 1

fungi

Answer 1

break down organic material and recycle nutrients

Question 2

characteristics of fungi

Answer 2

heterotrophs

absorb nutrients from outside their body

Question 3

saprobes

Answer 3

derive nutrients from decaying organic matter

Question 4

feeding by absorption

Answer 4

fungal cell walls contain chitin, strong but flexible nitrogen containing polysaccharide

Question 5

structurally

Answer 5

contain hyphae (hypha) - fungal fillaments composed of cells
similar to roots

Question 6

specialized hyphae in mycorrhizal fungi

Answer 6

specialized hyphae called haustoria that allow extract or exchange of nutrients with plant hosts
- mycorrhizae are symbiotic associations between fungi and land plants that have helped plants without roots obtain nutrients