Fungi

Question 1

Bread mould

Answer 1

• Rhizopus
• Hyphae (branching filaments that make up the mycelium - vegetative part of fungus )
• Sporangiophore (consists of hyphae but had a sporangium on the top)
• Sporangium (a receptacle in which spores form)
• spores (asexual form of reproduction)

Question 2

saprophyte

Answer 2

• feed in dead organisms

Question 3

Eg.

Answer 3

• yeast

- mushrooms

Question 4

Thrush

Answer 4

• Candidiasis Thrush
• effects (mucous membranes, more vulnerable for infection)
• causes (excessive antibiotics, immune deficiency diseases, women with stress, lack of sleep, poor diet or being ill, warmth and moisture)
• treated ( anti-fungal medication, mouth wash)

Question 5

Athlete’s foot

Answer 5

• Tinea
• damp areas, skin cells
• skin flakes and cracks
• feeds on keratin, protein
• anti fungal powder and keeping dry

Question 6

Ring worm

Answer 6

• rash ring
• tinea capitis
• ## skin to skin contact, animal to human contact, object to human, soil to human

Question 7

Environment and industry

Answer 7

• alcohols (they are used to ferment and produce ethanol)
• plant growth regulators (for development)
• enzymes (cellulase and protease)
• antibiotics
• control haemorrhage (after birth)
• control cholesterol levels (ward off coronary heart disease)
• fermentation (yoghurt and bread)
• direct food source
• wine (usually produced from grapes, but can be produced fro other fruits), yeast cells found on the grapes skin ferment the grape sugar turning it into alcohol and carbon dioxide