Fungi And Protists

Question 1

Types of parasitic fungi

Answer 1

Eg athletes foot
- obligate- fungi feed off of living hosts only
- facultative- fungi feed of living or dead host

Question 2

Saprophytic fungi

Answer 2

• found on soil, dead animals and rotting leaves
• known as decomposers
Eg mushroom and mould

Question 3

Rhizopus

Answer 3

Common bread mould

Question 4

Sporulation

Answer 4

Asexual reproduction of fungi