stem unit 2

Question 1

what are the basic characteristics of organisms classified as fungi?

Answer 1

Decomposers, Heterotrophs, none-vascular

Question 2

how do they obtain their nutrition?

Answer 2

Enzymes break down food and fungi absorb

Question 3

describe hyphae and their relationship to mycelium?

Answer 3

hyphae are one thread, but all together is mycelium

Question 4

what is the purpose of a spore? can they turn into hyphae?

Answer 4

reproduction

Question 5

why do fungi not overrun the world?

Answer 5

they only live in warm and wet places

Question 6

describe the 3 basic types of fungi

Answer 6

mold yeast mushrooms

Question 7

describe two ways fungi can reproduce

Answer 7

spores and budding

Question 8

explain the reproduction structure of mushrooms

Answer 8

the fruiting body and the spores that live in it

Question 9

explain how fungi help maintain ecosystem

Answer 9

they help trees get their nutrients and protect them from bugs and diseases

Question 10

what might the presence of healthy lichen near a factory tell you about the factory

Answer 10

clean air in the area

Question 10

what is one of the best-know drugs made from mold?

Answer 10

penicillium

Question 10

hyphae

Answer 10

threadlike filaments in fungi that produce enzymes

Question 11

spore

Answer 11

small reproductive cell that can develop into an adult without fusing with another cell

Question 11

mycelium

Answer 11

large mass of hyphae that forms the growing structure of fungi

Question 11

mushroom

Answer 11

fungus with a cap on top of a stalk

Question 11

mold

Answer 11

a type of fungus that grows on food or in damp places

Question 12

yeast

Answer 12

unicellular fungus

Question 13

mutualism

Answer 13

relationship between two organisms that live and work together for the benefits of both

Question 14

fruiting body

Answer 14

part of the reproductive system

Question 15

gills

Answer 15

thin sheet of the tissue that Strech from the stalk to the caps edge

Question 16

lichen

Answer 16

organisms formed by a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and an alga on a cyanobacterium

Question 17

saprophyte

Answer 17

organisms that eat dead or decaying materials

Question 18

unicellular

Answer 18

one- celled

Question 18

ecosystem

Answer 18

a system in which organisms and their Environment interact

Question 19

are fungi unicellular organisms

Answer 19

yes

Question 20

can fungi be parasites

Answer 20

yes

Question 21

where do fungi grow best

Answer 21

wet and warm places

Question 22

explain how fungi digest their food

Answer 22

break it down then absorb it

Question 23

what are fungi’s main role in the ecosystem

Answer 23

decompose dead matter

Question 24

what does lichen have mutualistic relationship with

Answer 24

trees

Question 25

can fungi be used to make medicine

Answer 25

yes

Question 26

list 4 ways fungi are beneficial

Answer 26

penicillium, food, filter water, protects plants

Question 27

list 3 diseases caused by fungi

Answer 27

ring worm, athlete’s foot, candidiasis