food
How do most organisms in this kingdom obtain their food?
from decomposing dead or decaying matter
What is the one way that all fungi can reproduce?
Through using spores
Is the stalk or the mycelium the main part of fungus?
mycelium
based on reproduction of the fungus
This phyla contains the basic mushroom that we eat on pizza
Phylum Basidiomycota
Another name for decomposers is ________________
saphrophytes (saphrophytic)
Are most fungi unicellular or multicellular?
multicellular
This type of hyphae has no walls present
nonseptate hyphae
How many phyla are in Kingdom Fungi?
6
This is the fungus we find on potatoes, as potato wart. What phylum
Phylum Chytridiomycota
name one type of food that we use fungi in
bread, cheese
All fungi are made up of feathery filaments called ______________________.
hyphae
The pores in the septate hyphae allow the fungus to share its what in between the cells of the hyphae
cytoplasm
If a fungus produces haustoria, is it saprophytic or parasitic?
parasitic
This is the fungus we have on bread, belongs to which phyla
Phylum Zygomycota
What is the name of the process by which fungi digest their food?
extracellular digestion
Are fungi eukaryotes or prokaryotes?
eukaryotes
This location of hyphae is in the air
aerial hyphae
Specialized aerial hyphae that produce spores
sporophore
This phyla is known as the imperfect fungi
Phylum Deuteromycota
Which kingdom do the yeast belong to?
Ascomycota
Hyphae come together to form what?
mycelium
The hyphae that grows into the decaying organism is what kind of hyphae?
rhizoid hyphae
In the cell wall of most fungi that gives a hardness to the cell
chitin
This phylum has flagella on the spores, so it doesn't rely on the wind to travel
Phylum Chytridiomycota