Fungi

Question 1

Are fungi heterotrophs or autotrophs?

Answer 1

They’re heterotrophs.

Question 2

How do fungi reproduce?

Answer 2

Sexually and asexually.

Question 3

What is fungi cell wall made of?

Answer 3

Chitin

Question 4

How are fungi different from plants?

Answer 4

Fungi cell was is made of chiting, but plants’ is from cellulose. Fungi are heterotrophs, but plants are autotrophs.

Question 5

What are the components of fungi?

Answer 5

Mycelium, Hypha, Fruiting body, Cap, Gills, and Stalks (fungi stem).

Question 6

How do fungi reproduce asexually?

Answer 6

By budding (yeast) or by mycelium separation.

Question 7

How do fungi reproduce sexually?

Answer 7

By merging different hypha together and creating a zygospore.

Question 8

What are 4 ways fungi get their nutrients?

Answer 8

Parasitism, Predatory, Symbiosis, Decomposition (saprobrial).

Question 9

What is Cordyceps fungi?

Answer 9

It’s a parasitic fungi that takes over animals.

Question 10

What is the difference between composite organism and a symbiotic fungi?

Answer 10

Composite organism (Lychin) is where fungi gives photosynthetic organism a shelter in exchange to sugar, but symbiotic relationship is when fungus helps plants grow bigger roots for more nutrient reach in exchange to plants sugar. Both are mutualistic.