Chapter 3 - Important concepts

Question 1

Uses of fungi

Answer 1

Major decomposers
Symbiotic relationship with plants
Cause rot in wood and fruits
Food source
Medicine source

Question 2

Reproduction of sexually-reproducing fungi

Answer 2

Fusing their hyphae together into an interconnected network

Question 3

Symbiotic relationship with plants

Answer 3

Hyphae enter the root and deliver water and nutrients to the plant and the plant gives back sugar

Question 4

Symbiotic relationship with lichens

Answer 4

Symbiotic relationship between algae or bacteria and fungus
Photosynthetic algae or bacteria live on the structure of the fungus
Photosynthetic partner provides food for the fungus

Question 5

Fungal diseases

Answer 5

Athletes foot and ringworm

Question 6

Origins of plants

Answer 6

Plants come from charophytes

Question 7

Plant adaptation for life on land

Answer 7

Waxy cuticle to prevent water loss
Stomata to allow gas exchange

Question 8

Sporophyte vs gametophyte

Answer 8

Sporophytes produce the spores in the plant while gametophytes produces the gametes
Sporophyte is diploid
Gametophyte is haploid

Question 9

Bryophyta

Answer 9

No true roots, leaves or seeds
Require wet conditions for fertilization

Question 10

Pterophyta

Answer 10

Largest group of living seedless vascular plants

Question 11

Importance of vascular tissue in plants

Answer 11

Muscular support
Distribution of water and nutrients