Fungi

Question 1

Fungi

Answer 1

includes; mold, yeast, mushrooms, etc

Question 2

Characteristics

Answer 2

• eukaryotes and can be unicellular ot multicellular
• all heterotrophs
• found in organic or decaying matter

Question 3

Reproduction

Answer 3

reproduce by budding, hypal extension and formation of spores through asexual and asexual means.

Question 4

Types of Fungi

Answer 4

• yeast:
  -unicellular, reproduced by budding.
  -used for production of wine, beer
  -diasdvantages: candida
• molds:
  -found in water, soil, and on food
  -reproduce by spore formation
  -original source of antibiotics
  -diasdvantages: respiratory disease

Question 5

Examples of Fungi

Answer 5

• candida
• athlete’s foot
• aspergillosis
• blastomycosis
• coccidioidomycosis
• hiptoplasmosis
• ring worm
• sporotrichosis