Fungi depend on other living things in the environment for food. What is this called?
Heterotroph
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What does "threadlike" mean?
It looks like a thread or hilo.
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What is yeast?
A single celled or unicellular fungi, used to make bread or beer
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Type of fungi that is unicellular
Yeast
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A mass of hyphae.
Mycelium
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Are they unicellular or multicellular?
Both, but multicellular fungi do not form real tissues
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What does waterproof mean?
Resistant to water
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What is mold?
Many celled or multicellular fungi that sometimes are used to make antibiotics or decompose food.
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Fungi that are multicellular
Molds and mushrooms
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Waterproof reproductive cell
Spore
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Most fungi obtain food by absorbing dead or decaying tissues. What are they called?
Saprophytes
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What does hypha or hyphae mean?
Threadlike tubes made up of many cells
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What is a mushroom?
A many celled or multicellular fungus that has a cap and is sometimes edible (ex. truffles).
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Fungus that grows on food and causes it to decompose
Mold
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The cell wall is composed of what?
Chitin
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Why are fungi not classified in the plant kingdom?
Because unlike plants, they are unable to produce their own nutrients.
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What does mycelium mean?
A mass of hyphae
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Are fungi beneficial or harmful to humans?
Both! Some fungi decompose organic matter to create humus or are edible mushrooms. Some molds are use to make antibiotics, and some yeasts are used to make bread and wine. Others, however, cause diseases in people (athlete's foot) or in plants that we eat.
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Fungi with caps and produce spores
Mushrooms and toadstools
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What is located in the cells?
Nucleus and specialized structures (Organelles)
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Fungi are made up of cells with nucleus and specialized structures inside called organelles. What type of organism are they?
Eukaryotic organisms
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What does heterotroph mean?
Organisms that cannot produce their own nutrients and must obtain them from other sources
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How do fungi reproduce ?
Unicellular fungi (yeasts) reproduce by budding and multicellular fungi (molds and mushrooms) reproduce with spores.