Fungi

Anatomy

100

The top of a mushroom

What is the cap?

200

Under the top of a mushroom

What is gills?

Anatomy & Reproduction

100

The entire mass of intertwined hyphae formed by a fungus is known as the…

What is mycelium?

200

Substance found in cell walls of fungi

What is chitin?

300

The most common form of reproduction in yeast.

What is budding?

400

Saclike structures in which spore are formed

What is asci (or ascus)?

500

Slender filaments that form the mycelia of fungi

What is hyphae?

Random 1

100

The name of the fungal disease that destroyed many elms across the U.S.

What is Dutch Elm Disease?

200

The type of relationship between mycorrhizae and plants

What is symbiotic?

300

Bread molds belong to Phylum

What is Zygomycota?

400

Puffballs belong to Phylum

What is Basidiomycota?

500

Leaflike lichen

What is foliose?

Uses

100

Fungus that is used as an antibiotic

What is penicillin?

200

Three human illnesses caused by fungi.

What are athlete's foot, thrush, ringworm, yeast infections?

Random 2

100

The two organisms composing lichen

What are fungi and algae?

400

The three types of lichen.

What are foliose, crustose, and fruticose?

500

Hyphae that penetrate a living host's cells and absorb nourishment

What is haustoria?