Term Time
structure involved in fungal reproduction
spore
Algae are classified as ____________ protists
plantlike
Sexual reproduction in fungi occurs mainly when conditions become ____________.
unfavorable
produce spores in microscopic sac-like structures; include truffles and Penicillium
sac fungi
________ are the main decomposers of the world
fungi
structure on the underside of a mushroom’s cap containing cells that produce spores
gill
Which characteristic do all protists have in common?
(x2 points if you get the term and the description)
being eukaryotes
(could also say having membrane-bound nuclei and membrane-bound organelles)
All fungi produce ________________
spores
spore producing structures are club-shaped
club fungi
________ can decompose and grow on rocks.
lichen
The food source for most marine animals is primarily made up of tiny, floating organisms
called ________________
plankton
Which type of reproduction may be used by paramecia to exchange DNA?
Conjugation
Fungal cell walls are made of __________.
(x2 points: What are plant cells walls are made of?)
chitin
Plants: Cellulose
include black bread mold
zygote fungi
Ringworm and thrush are caused by
fungi
a fungus and algae living together in symbiosis
lichen
Pseudopods are made from bulges of cytoplasm. This type of movement is called _________ movement.
Amoeboid
Animal cells are different from fungal cells because animal cells lack
cell walls
fungi with no known form of sexual reproduction
imperfect fungi
Plant roots and fungi living together for mutual benefit is an example of ________________
symbiosis
filaments composed of long cells bound together that make up fungi
hypha
Which group includes protists that can clump together into single-celled masses?
slime molds
What is the spore-producing part of a fungus?
fruiting body
produce spores in pot-shaped structures; include the fungus that kills frogs
chytrid fungi
Dinoflagellates are a group of protists that can cause _____________
red tide