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1
Q

What do fungi not have?

A

They do not have chlorophyll

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2
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Are fungi autotrophic or heterotrophic?

A

They are heterotrophic (they take in food)

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3
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Fungi are heterotrophic, what types of heterotrophs can they be and explain them?

A

parasites (absorbing food from live hosts)

saprophytes ( absorbing food from dead organic matter)

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4
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What do parasitic fungi mostly take their food from?

A

plants

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5
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How do parasitic fungi take food from plants?

A

They penetrate between the cells of the plant from which it absorbs food.

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6
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What happens when parasitic fungi live on an animal? Give an example of this

A

They cause disease (athlete’s foot and ringworm)

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7
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define obligate parasites

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An obligate parasite can only take its food from a live host

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8
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define a facultative parasite

A

they can get its food from a live or dead organism

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9
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what are most fungi? parasites or saprophytes?

A

saprophytes

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10
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Where are saprophytes commonly found?

A

In the soil and on rotting leaves, trees and dead animals

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11
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Give examples of saprophytes

A

mushrooms and moulds

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12
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what do saprophytic fungi act as?

A

decomposers

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13
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Why are saprophytic fungi vital in the environment?

A

As the material is digested, minerals are released and recycled.

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