Fungi 1
What kingdom to Fungi belong to?
Fungi
Give two examples of Fungi
Yeast, Mold, mildew, lichens
What kingdom to protists belong to?
Protista
True or false, protists like to live in dry areas
False.
Besides popcorn, what is the most sold candy at the movies?
Twizzlers
What is a decomposer?
An organism that feeds on/breaks down dead matter
Give a way Fungi is positive to humans
Cheese, antibiotics, etc.
Can some protists go through photosynthesis?
How are protists like Animals?
Ingest or absorb food
Where does the Grinch live?
Whoville
What does parasitic mean?
Fungi that feed on other living organisms(host) and harm the host.
Give a way fungi is negative for humans
Disease, parasites, etc,
a long whip-like tail used to move and/or catch food. An example of a flagellated protist is the Euglena.
Flagellum
Are protists single celled or multicellular
Single celled
Are baby elephants called a whelp or a calf?
Calf
Name two examples of fungi
cheese, mushrooms, mold, lichens
What are the fibrous roots in the stem and under fungi called?
Hyphae
small hair-like projections on the surface (cell membrane) of the cell used to sweep food into mouth-like structures and/or beat them in rhythm to move. An example of a ciliated protist is a paramecium.
Cilia
Are protists autotrophs, heterotrophs, or both?
both
Who invented a cat door?
Isaac Newton
What does it mean when fungi are symbiotic?
Fungi that feed on other living organisms(host) but do not harm the host. In many cases the host benefits from the fungi.
How would you categorize Fungi?
By how they reproduce
false foot) a finger-like projection of the cell membrane and cytoplasm used to catch food and/or movement.
Pseudopod
How are protists like fungi?
obtain their food by external digestion either as decomposers or as parasites. Some protists have both autotrophic and heterotrophic characteristics.
How many snakes can you find in Australia?
170