kingdom fungi

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Are Fungi prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

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Eukaryotic

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What is the main structural component of fungal cell walls?

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Chitin

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How do Fungi obtain reproduce?

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By releasing spores (asexual and sexual reproduction).

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How do Fungi obtain nutrients?

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Heterotrophic – they decompose organic matter (saprophytic) or live as parasites.

Question 5

Name an example of a useful Fungus.

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Penicillium (used to make penicillin)

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Genetic engineering also known as genetic modification.

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•It is the direct manipulation of genes in an

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organism.

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•The relevant gene from a cell in one organism is

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transferred to a cell of another.

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•The organism that receives the

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gene is genetically

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modified and is known as a transgenic organism.

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How does genetic engineering work?

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Genetic engineering replaces faulty or missing genes that cause disorders or diseases.

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Ensures that the correct protein is synthesized.

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Relevant gene is identified in a healthy cell

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extracted and cut from the DNA.

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is inserted into a defective cell by of vectors (viruses and bacteria) The isolated gene means

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It becomes integrated in the organism’s genome.

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The correct protein is synthesized and the desired trait is expressed in the phenotype.

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Results in the formation of new DNA sequence in the recipient cell. The formed DNA is

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Known as recombinant DNA