Fungus

Question 1

Heterotropic or autotrophic

Answer 1

Heterotrophic

Question 2

Prokaryotic or eukaryotic

Answer 2

Eukaryotic

Question 3

What is the hyphae made out of

Answer 3

Mycelium

Question 4

Multicellular or unicellular

Answer 4

Mostly multicellular

Question 5

Heterotrophic

Answer 5

Parasitic: potato blight, athlete’s foot
Saprophytic: mushroom and mould

Question 6

What is the cell wall made out of

Answer 6

Chitin

Question 7

How does it look

Answer 7

Furry

Powder

Question 8

Parasitic

Answer 8

Gets food from living host

Question 9

Saprophytic

Answer 9

Gets food from dead organic matter

Question 10

Yeast

Answer 10

Unicellular fungus
Cell wall of chitin
Asexual reproduction by budding (mitosis)
Métabolises carbohydrates into alcohol and CO2

Question 11

Hyphae

Answer 11

A microscopic, tubular, thread-like structure.

Secretes enzymes into the substrate

Question 12

Benefits of fungi

Answer 12

Food source (mushroom)
Fermentation and baking (yeast)
Used to produce anti-biotics (penicillin)

Question 13

Disadvantages of fungi

Answer 13

Parasites (athlete’s foot)
Poisonous (death cap)
Food spoilage

Question 14

Edible fungi

Answer 14

Field mushrooms and morels

Question 15

Poisonous fungi

Answer 15

Death cap and destroying angels

Question 16

Rhizopus

Answer 16

Common bread mould

Question 17

Asexual Reproduction

Answer 17

Carried out by stolons and spores which are dispersed in air

Question 18

Sexual Reproduction

Answer 18

When two hyphae grow close together. Swellings develop on each hypha
Nuclei move into each swelling and a wall forms between
swellings touch and the wall breaks down
fertilisation

Question 19

Sterile

Answer 19

Free from all living organisms

Question 20

Asepsis

Answer 20

Precautions taken to free the environment from any contaminants