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True or False: The bulk of the fungal structure is found above ground.
False
An asexual spore with a flagella is called a
zoospore
The combination of fungal hyphae and plant roots is called
mycorrhizae
This group contains the "classic" mushroom shape that we can find in the store (like button mushrooms and portobellos)
Fungi feed on dead or dying organisms by secreting enzymes and would be called
saprophytes
These are the long, thin, individual strands of a fungus
hyphae
This fungi produces zygospores and causes mold on bread
Rhizopus stolonifera
The mold _______ is used to make soy sauce.
Aspergillus
This group of fungi contains truffles and morels
Ascomycota
Fungi take up which part of the food web?
decomposers
This is the mass of the fungus that make up the bulk/main part of it's structure
mycelia
This group of fungi produce large spores and form mycohrrizae
Glomeromycota
Fungi and green algae that are in a symbiotic relationship are called
lichen
True or False: ergot is a poisonous fungi that affects cereal grains
True
True or False: Fungi spend most of their life haploid.
True
This is another name for the "fruiting body" of a fungus
mushroom
This member of Ascomycota produces buds instead of spores
yeast
Cordyceps causes the formation of "zombie" _____
ants
Which fungi mold is used to make blue cheese?
Penicillium
When cells fuse but the nuclei stay separate it is called
dikaryotic
Fungal cell walls are made of
chitin
Which part of the fungus produces and releases spores in the gorup Basidiomycota?
the fruiting body / mushroom cap / gills
True or False: Smuts and rusts are parasites of insects and amphibians
False
Which process do yeast use that allows humans to make bread and wine?
What type of reproduction do fungi have?
sexual and asexual