nutrition and ecology
heterotroph
what are the 2 most common fungal body structures?
multicellular filaments and single cells (yeast)
do they ingest or absorb their nutrients?
absorb- what kingdom ingests?
what are hyphae?
when the bodies of fungi form a network of tiny filaments which enhance its ability to grow and get nutrients
they form a interwoven mass called mycelium (how does it help them feed?)
what do fungi use to take in nutrients? (hint: think biochemistry)
enzymes
cell walls in fungi are strengthened by: ___
chitin (what kind of molecule is this?)
what are 3 roles that fungi take on in their ecological communities?
decomposers, parasites, or mutualists
what are septa? what are fungi called who lack it?
crosswall that divides hyphae into cells -- allows ribosomes, mitochondria, and even nuclei to flow from cell to cell
coenocytic fungi lack septa (what do they have instead?)