Fungi

Question 1

Main features of Fungi

Answer 1

•Mainly multicellular
•Eukaryotic organisms
•Composed of threads called hyphae
•Cell walls are made of chitin
•They are heterotrophs

Question 2

Saprophytic fungi

Answer 2

Obtain nutrients from dead material

Question 3

Edible fungi

Answer 3

Button mushroom

Question 4

Poisonous mushroom

Answer 4

Death cap mushroom

Question 5

Structure of Rhizopus

Answer 5

(Spores)…. …. ….
:0: :0: :0: (sporangium)
| | |
\ | / (sporangiophore)
\ | /
\ | /
\ | /
—-————|—————- (stolon)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
↙️⬇️↘️
⬅️↙️ ↘️ ↘️
⬇️ ➡️➡️↗️
⬇️ (Hypha)
↖️⬅️⬅️
↘️
➡️➡️⬇️(rhizoid)

Question 6

Rhizoids

Answer 6

Anchor the fungus to the substrate

Question 7

Stolon

Answer 7

Aerial hyphae which allow the Rhizopus to spread sideways

Question 8

Heterotrophic

Answer 8

The organism takes in food made by other organisms

Question 9

Fungi cell

Answer 9

_________________________(chitin)
/ \ (cellwall)
/ 🌐(nucleus) \
|. (food vacuole)🫐 |
\ /
\ 🏐(vacuole) /
————————————

Question 10

Benefits of Fungi

Answer 10

•Yeast can be used to make bread and beer
•Fungi can be used as a source of food

Question 11

Negatives of fungi

Answer 11

•Fungi can attack crops
•Fungi can spoil food
•Fungi can cause infection