Fungi (DOLT)

Question 1

environment

Answer 1

anywhere

Question 2

multicellular or unicellular?

Answer 2

mostly multicellular

Question 3

cell wall or no cell wall?

Answer 3

cell wall

Question 4

reproduction

Answer 4

sexual and asexual

Question 5

main phyla

Answer 5

1. chytridiomycota
2. zygomycota
3. ascomycota
4. basidiomycota

Question 6

autotrohic or heterotrophic

Answer 6

absorbtive heterotrophs

Question 7

asexual reproduction through spores

Answer 7

produce and release spores

spores germenate in favourable conditions

Question 8

fragmentation

Answer 8

1. piece of organism breaks off and forms new organism

2. new organism forms as bud on parent and separates to become its own organism

Question 9

sexual reproduction

Answer 9

two mating types fuse together, nuclei combine and produce a spore

Question 10

chytridiomycota

Answer 10

mainly aquatic

saprophytes or parasites on plants or animals

Question 11

zygomycota

Answer 11

green, fuzzy mold on food
spores always in air
germenate in favourable conditions
food is now made with mold inhibitors

Question 12

favourable conditions for mold growth

Answer 12

warmth
moisture
darkness
steady supply of nutrients

Question 13

ascomycota

Answer 13

cause many plant diseases

examples: yeast, cup fungi, morels

Question 14

yeast

Answer 14

ascomycota
produce CO2 and ethanol in anaerobic conditions
causes bread to rise

Question 15

basidiomycota

Answer 15

mushrooms and toadstools

lichens

Question 16

lichens

Answer 16

blue, green, yellow
anchor to bark to increase access to light and warmth
composite organisms
example of mutualism symbiosis

Question 17

composite organism make up (lichens)

Answer 17

1. traps moisture and protects algae

2. algae undergo photosynthesis to provide energy for both organisms

Question 18

composite organisms

Answer 18

two organisms working and living as one

Question 19

benefits of fungi

Answer 19

source of food
yeast
cheese
medicinal properties
decomposers
biodegrade toxic materials

Question 20

problems caused by fungi

Answer 20

diseases