Science
What are the three parts of edible mushrooms?
1.stalk-attached to the ground
2.cap-the top part we see
3.gills-the underside of the cap where the spores are stored
Fungi don’t have __________, so they do not produce their own energy
Chlorophyll
Fungi eat the dead and living ____________
Algae cells
What is chitin?
A hard substance that makes up cell walls of fungi (its also in insect exoskeleton)
4 main facts about fungi
1. Are eukaryotic
2. Have cell walls- made of chitin
3. Are heterotrophic
4.use spores to reproduce
Hyphae grow into the food source and give off ______ that dissolve things around them, then they use the hyphae to take in nutrients
Enzymes
Algae get what 2 things from the fungi
1. Water
2. Protection
Explain the 3 structures of the body of typical fungus.
1. Hyphae
2. Mycelium
3. Chitin
Most fungi cells are called….
Hyphae
If they are gaining food from a dead organism, the fungus is called __________
Saprophyte
What medicine comes from black bread mold
Penicillin
Identify characteristics of club fungi
Produces spores in club-like structure
Example—mushrooms and puffs
hyphae….
Tiny threads of cytoplasm, surrounded by a plasma membrane and covered by a cell wall made of chitin
If the organism is living, the fungus is called a _________
Parasite
Fungi makes three certain foods….
1. Cheese
2. Chocolate
3. Bread
As hyphae grow, the tend to branch and form a mat called a ____________
Mycelium
Fungi can live intertwined with algae to appear as a single organism called _________
Lichen
Decomposition
The breaking down of organic matter