Vocabulary
A microscopic, single-celled fungus.
What is yeast?
These push up through the soil and contain millions of spores.
What is a fruiting body?
Small blue spots and green furry patches on old bread or fruit.
What is mold?
Fungi that feeds on dead matter such as the wood of dead trees.
What are saprotrophs?
This fungus is a medicine used to kill bacteria that causes various diseases.
What is penicillin?
Living things that absorb food from living or dead matter around them.
What is fungi?
This is the protective outer layer of a fruiting body.
What is the veil?
Black or powdery white patches that grow in damp areas.
What is mildew?
Fungi release these chemicals which break down their food into simple substances.
What are enzymes?
This fungus is used to make bread and wine.
What is yeast?
What is a spore?
What is the stalk?
Mold on a lemon is this type of fungus.
What is a simple fungus?
This bright yellow or gold colored fungus that grows on trees.
What is sulfur shelf fungus?
This fungi can grow on human feet.
What is a spore print?
This is the main part of most fungi and is found underground.
What is the mycelium?
I grow on some plants such as roses.
What is mildew?
The helpful relationship between fungi and plants.
What is mutualistic?
This human skin condition is caused by fungi.
What is ringworm?
Fungi that do not produce a fruiting body.
What are molds and mildew?
These are lined with specialized cells called basidia and drop the spores to create new fungal colonies.
What are the gills?
Produces a strong, musty odor.
What is mold?
Dead matter contains these useful substances and fungi play an important part in their continued cycle.
What are carbon and nitrogen?
This disease is caused by mold and grows on plants and slowly kills them.
What is Dutch elm disease?