Fungi

Question 1

Eukaryotes, but more evolved than protists

Answer 1

Fungi

Question 2

hyphae underground

Answer 2

Mycelium

Question 2

rigid layer of polysaccharides lying outside the plasma membrane

Answer 2

cell wall

Question 3

fungal cells form threadlike chains

Answer 3

Hyphae

Question 4

rootlike structures in mold, burrow into food to absorb nutrients

Answer 4

Rhizoids

Question 5

any hyphae above the ground

Answer 5

Fruiting body

Question 6

billions/trillions produces at once and are released by mushrooms

Answer 6

spores

Question 7

single celled fungi

Answer 7

yeast

Question 8

grow over surfaces of organic material

Answer 8

mold

Question 9

common type of fungi/ opening faces upward

Answer 9

sac fungi

Question 10

easily recognizable/ faces downward

Answer 10

club fungi

Question 11

obtains their energy by decomposing dead organisms

Answer 11

saprophytes

Question 12

new cell develops from old one and is separated

Answer 12

Budding

Question 13

part of mycelium is physically separated from the rest and starts to grow on its own

Answer 13

fragmentation

Question 14

symbiotic relationship between a fungus and an algae

Answer 14

Lichen

Question 15

an organism that analyzes as an indication of the ecosystem’s health

Answer 15

Bioindicator

Question 16

mutualistic relationship between plants and fungus

Answer 16

Mycorrhizae

Question 17

antibiotic from the fungus penicillium used in human medicine

Answer 17

Penicillin