Fun(gi) Facts
What cell type are Fungi? (Pro or Eu)
Eukaryotic
What group of fungi includes molds such as bread mold? (Sacs explode and shoot out spores)
Thread-like Fungus
Are protists prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
Eukaryotic
What is a close relationship between two species called?
Symbiosis
Who discovered the first antibiotic, penicillin?
Alexander Fleming
Fungi are heterotrophs. How do they get their food?
Decomposer
What type of fungi produce spores in special pods? (Includes yeast)
Sac-Like Fungi
What structure do some protists use to move by whipping their tails?
Flagella
In what type of symbiosis do both organisms benefit?
Mutualism
Who discovered pasteurization and developed the germ theory of disease?
Louis Pasteur
What is the name of the threadlike structures that make up most fungi?
Hyphae
These fungi reproduce through spores that are found on club shaped basidia in their gills.
Club Fungi
What is the “false foot” that amoebas use to move and capture food?
Pseudopod
In what type of symbiosis does one organism benefit and the other is harmed?
Parasitism
What process describes how nutrients build up in water, causing algae to grow rapidly?
What is the main substance that makes up the fungal cell wall?
Chitin
When a fungi is discovered they are put into this group until scientist know how they reproduce sexually.
Imperfect Fungi
Which type of Protist have chlorophyl?
plant-like protist
In what type of symbiosis does one organism benefit and the other is neutral?
Commensalism
What are the tiny hair-like structures that some protists use for movement called?
Cilia
How do most fungi reproduce?
By producing spores (asexually or sexually)
What beneficial fungus is used to make the antibiotic penicillin?
Penicillium
What are the three main groups of protists based on how they obtain food?
Animal-like, plant-like, and fungus-like protists
What is the relationship called between a fungus and plant roots?
Mycorrhizae
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