Unit 1-Lesson 8

Question 1

Why is Fungi important?

Answer 1

They are the major decomposers on earth, they form symbiotic relationship with plants

Question 2

What do humans use fungi for?

Answer 2

Production of Alcohol
Nutrition
Penicillin and genetic engineering

Question 3

What are the 3 structures if fungi?

Answer 3

Hyphae
Mycelium
Fruiting body

Question 4

Describe the Hyphae part of the Fungi structure

Answer 4

they are the structural units that make up the body. Multicellular and made of thread-like filaments

Question 5

Describe the Mycelium part of the fungi structure

Answer 5

branching network that live in the soil and on other nutrients substances

Question 6

Describe the fruiting body part of the fungi structure

Answer 6

reproductive structure (spores) and the part that is visible above ground

Question 7

They are 4 ways fungi can get their nutrition, name and describe each

Answer 7

• Parasitic: absorb nutrients from the living cells of a host organism
• Predatory: soil fungi whose mycelia trap prey in the soil
• Mutualistic: have relationship with other organism. The mycelia increase the abortive surface of the roots and the fungus receives sugar from the plant
• Saprobial: feeds on dead organisms or organic waste

Question 8

Out of the 5 major Phyla name 2 and list their features

Answer 8

Deuteromycota (Fungi Imperfecti)
- diverse, -
do not reproduce sexually,
- Ex. mould penicillium, soy sauce, cheese
Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
- includes mushroom, puffballs, and bracket fungi,
- most are decomposers,
- some form symbiotic relationships with plants