Fungus

Question 1

Why is fungi believed to be more closely related to animals than plants

Answer 1

Because they are heterotrophs and they get energy from consuming organic compound

Question 2

Structure of fungi

Answer 2

Eukaryotic, most are multicellular. Has Hyphae, Mycellium and Fruiting body

Question 3

Where does spore production take place

Answer 3

Fruiting body

Question 4

Nutrition in fungus

Answer 4

Fungi release enzymes to breakdown food and then absorb through the cell membrane

Question 5

What are the 4 types of nutrition

Answer 5

Parasitic, predatory, mutualistic and saprobrial

Question 6

Parasitic

Answer 6

Absorbs nutrients from the living cells of a host organism. Most cases fungi lives inside host. Example takes over insects body

Question 7

Predatory

Answer 7

Soil fungi that have mycelia with specialized structures for trapping prey. Example has rings to trap worms

Question 8

Mutualistic

Answer 8

Fungi has partnerships with other organisms, most likely plants or protists. Example fungi growing on a tree

Question 9

Mutual relationship is called…

Answer 9

mycorrhiza

Question 10

Saprobial

Answer 10

They are decomposers whose mycelium absorb nutrients from dead or decaying organic matter. Plays an important role in the recycling of nutrients in an ecosystem

Question 11

Reproduction in fungus

Answer 11

can produce sexually and asexually - spores, budding and fragmentation

Question 12

Budding

Answer 12

Will grow then portion of the fungi will break off and then exist independently.

Question 13

Fragmentation

Answer 13

Portion of fungi will break off and then grow and develop