What are Fungi
Fungi are neither plants nor animals; they belong to this group.
What is the fungus kingdom?
The spore-making part of a mushroom is called this.
What is the cap?
These common fungi make bread dough rise.
What is yeast?
Fungi release these to break down food outside their bodies.
What are enzymes?
This type of fungus is used to bake bread.
What is yeast?
Unlike plants, fungi do not use this process to make their own food.
What is photosynthesis?
Spores are released from these thin structures under the mushroom cap.
What are the gills?
These fungi grow on old food when it spoils.
What is mold?
Fungi that break down dead organisms are called this.
What are decomposers?
Some fungi are dangerous and can cause these health problems.
What are infections or allergies?
Fungi absorb their food from this source.
What is their environment / what they grow on?
The stalk of a mushroom is also called this
What is the stipe?
Mushrooms are this type of fungi.
What are club fungi?
Fungi reproduce by releasing these tiny reproductive units.
What are spores?
Blue cheese gets its flavor from this type of fungus.
What is mold?
The thin, threadlike strands that make up fungi are called this.
What are hyphae?
The part of a fungus hidden in the soil or wood where most growth occurs.
What is the mycelium?
These fungi touch roots of plants and help them absorb minerals.
What are mycorrhizae?
Fungi need this kind of environment to grow well.
What is warm and moist?
This medicine, originally made from mold, fights bacteria.
What is penicillin?
A mass of hyphae tangled together is called this.
What is mycelium?
This is the reproductive cell of fungi that can grow into a new fungus.
What is a spore?
These fungi grow in flat, crusty layers on surfaces like rocks and trees.
What are lichens?
When fungi live together with algae in a mutual partnership, the organism is called this.
What is lichen?
This describes fungi that live on or in a host and harm it.
What are parasites?