The fungi

Question 1

Approximately how many species of fungi have been identified to date

Answer 1

50,000

Question 2

What are the MACROscopic fungi?

Answer 2

Mushrooms, puffballs, gill fungi

Question 3

What are the MICROscopic fungi

Answer 3

Molds, yeasts

Question 4

What are the forms of molds and yeast?

Answer 4

• Unicellular
• Colonial
• Complex/multicellular (mushrooms, puffballs)

Question 5

What are cell walls made up of?

Answer 5

Chitin or cellulose

Question 6

Most fungi are multicellular except

Answer 6

Yeasts

Question 7

Most fungi need air except

Answer 7

yeasts

Question 8

Although fungi can grow in very dry conditions___

Answer 8

That isn’t always what they prefer

Question 9

Fungi often do well at _____ than bacteria or other organisms

Answer 9

Lower pH

Question 10

Fungi can excrete a variety of

Answer 10

EXO-enzymes to break down polymers. They also excrete antibiotics

Question 11

TRUE or FALSE: Fungi maintain beneficial associations with plants and animals

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Some fungi are food and can be used to make

Answer 12

food

Question 13

What are the pathogenic fungi

Answer 13

Cryptococcus, Candida, Pneumocystis, Histoplasma, Coccidioides, Stachybotrys