General information
What domain is the fungi kingdom in?
Eukarya domain
What process do fungi perform in baking that helps bread dough rise?
Leavening
Are fungi heterotrophic or autotrophic
What is the biggest fungi group?
Ascomycota group
what are the 3 main threats to the fungi kingdom currently?
Habitat Loss , Global Warming and Pollution
Do fungi preform photosynthesis.
They do not perform photosynthesis.
What is one type of medicine derived from fungi mentioned on the slide?
Immunosuppressants, cancer treatments or Antibiotics.
A fungi that feeds off of their living host is: Saprotophic, Parasitic or Mutualistic
Parasitic!
Which of the fungi groups is where the water loving fungi abide?
Chytridiomycota group
How does cutting down forests actively push hundreds of wild fungus species toward extinction?
It destroys their underground mycelium networks and removes host trees.
How do fungi reproduce (asexual and/or sexually)?
Asexual and sexually
Name a complex environmental pollutant that fungi can help break down.
Pesticide, microplastics or petroleum
True or False: Fungi consume their food before they digest it
False!
Name one example of where Zygomycota fungi grow
Foods (i.e. bread and fruit)
What is the primary ecological impact of rapidly changing temperatures and chemical runoff on the fungal kingdom?
It allows a few dangerous species to thrive while killing off many beneficial, native fungi.
What special compound do fungi cell walls contain
Chitin
Which common fabric/material can be made using a particular fungus.
Leather
Why does the hyphae network have a large surface to area ratio?
To maximize nutrient absorbtion
In the Basidiomycota Fungi group the spores grow on tiny club structures, which also then form ______.
Visible mushrooms
How does chemical fertilizer runoff from agricultural fields directly threaten native, beneficial soil fungi?
it disrupts the symbiotic relationship between plants and mycorrhizal fungi, making plants reject their fungal partners
How many years have fungi’s been in existence for?
Over a billion years
Which category of fungal uses includes penicillin and treatments for illness? (Medicinal, food uses, environmental, or sustainable)
Medicinal uses
A fungi that trades nutrients and water absorbed from the soil for sugars produced by the plant is an example of _______ feeding. (Saprotrophic, mutualistic, parasitic)
Mutualistic feeding
If you are baking bread, eating a gourmet truffle, and spreading Penicillium mold on cheese, you are interacting with three different members of which fungal group?
Ascomycota
- Ascomycota is the largest group and has baker's yeast, truffles, and Penicillium, making it the most common group used in food and kitchen cooking.
As global temperatures change rapidly, why are many beneficial, native wild mushroom species dying out while dangerous pathogens thrive?
Specialist native fungi cannot adapt fast enough to shifting climates, while opportunistic pathogens easily exploit the stressed environment.