Fungi

Question 1

4 major types of fungi (based on how they reproduce)

Answer 1

1) molds
2) sac fungi
3) club fungi
4) imperfect fungi

Question 2

Mold

Answer 2

Ex) black bread mold
Sporangium=produces thousands of spores
Rhizoids= anchors the fungus to the surface, releases digestive enzymes, asorbs organic materials
Hyphae=long branching cell found in fungi, divided by walls called septa
Mycelium= bunch of hyphae

Question 3

Sac fungi

Answer 3

Ex) yeast

• unicellular fungi used in bread that releases small bubbles of co2
• performs alcoholic fermentation in absence of oxygen

Question 4

Club fungi

Answer 4

Ex) mushrooms 
3 major parts= 
1) cap
2) gills
3) stipe or stalk

Question 5

Imperfect fungi

Answer 5

• only reproduce asexually

Ex) penicillium is a fungus that frowns on fruit and used to make antibiotics

Question 6

Fungi as parasites in plants examples

Answer 6

• mildew in fruit
• corn smut
• wheat rust

Question 7

Fungi as parasites in humans examples

Answer 7

• athletes foot
  (Mycelium forms in outer layer)
• zygomycosis
• ringworm
• v

Question 8

Fungi as parasites in animals

Answer 8

-cordyceps (take over body of ants and grasshoppers)

Question 9

Fungi=

Answer 9

• eukaryotic
• hetertrophic
• cell walls made of chitin (same substance that makes up the exoskeleton of insects)