Parasitic Fungi
_________ is an organism that lives on or in a host's body, benefiting from the host at the host's expense.
What is a Parasite
_________________ an organism that lives in/on another organism, but both benefit from each other.
What is a mutualistic organism
Some fungi can also produce ______ _____ ___ ________ _____ , which are very important to the food processing industry.
What is citric acids and gluconic acids
Many fungi are ______ __ ______ and can be deadly when ingested.
What is toxic to humans
Fungi are incredibly important to the environment as they can cycle _________ back into the food chain through decomposition.
What is nutrients
The ______ ________ includes multiple parasitic organisms.
What is phylum Oomycota
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What part of fungi can help produce soft drinks and candies?
What is Citric acid
If a toxic mushroom is ingested, they release several toxins including __________, flooding your system and destroying the liver and surrounding organs
What is aflatoxins
Some fungi such as _______ also decompose rock, freeing minerals and contributing to the production of new, fertile soil.
what is lichens
During _______ reproduction, they produce flagellated zoospores, which germinate into threadlike cells.
asexual
Some examples of mutualistic fungi are _______ and ___________ _____.
what is lichens and mycorrhizal fungi.
The ________ ____________ for example, produces the antibiotic penicillin.
What is Fungus Penicillium
The main culprit of these extreme infections are _________ _____
what is dimorphic fungi
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Most members of the phylum Chytridiomycota are ___________ and _________.
What is unicellular and parasitic
help plants absorb nutrients and water in exchange for carbohydrates produced by the plants
What is Mycorrhizal fungi
________________ produces cephalosporin antibiotics
What is Cephalosporium
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Fungi cells are also used in genetic engineering, Saccharomyces cerevisiae being the main example as a yeast that was used to test vaccines for
_________ _.
What is Hepatitis B
parasitic phylums include protozoa, __________, and apicomplexa.
What is ciliophora
provides structure and the other organism produces and provides food through photosynthesis
What is Lichens
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Some of the most common infections that humans face are (LIST ALL 4)
What is -
athletes foot
ringworm
histoplasmosis
yeast infections
______ ________ for example is cultivated for its Vitamin B and incorporated in nutritional supplements
what is Ashbya gossypii