Term
| Are fungi multicellular or unicellular? |
|
Definition
| Most are multicellular but some may be unicellular |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| thread like tubes that make up a fungus |
|
|
Term
| How are fungi cells different from plant and animal cells? |
|
Definition
| Fungi have multiple nuclei, much cytoplasm and do not have a cell membrane |
|
|
Term
| Why can substances move easily through a fungus? |
|
Definition
| fungi do not have cell membranes to keep substances in or out, and there is a lot of cytoplasm making it easy for substance to flow |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| incomplete cell wall, they separate hyphae into compartments |
|
|
Term
| What is the most common single celled fungus? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What do fungi use to reproduce? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a reproductive cell of fungi surrounded by a protective cell wall |
|
|
Term
| How are spores dispersed? |
|
Definition
| They are small and lightweight so they are easily carried along by the wind |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| structure that makes and stores spores |
|
|
Term
| Describe a simple fruiting body |
|
Definition
| cluster of spores on a stalk |
|
|
Term
| How many spores could be in a single fruiting body? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Why aren't we surrounded by millions of mushrooms and puffballs? |
|
Definition
| Most do not find the right conditions to grow, and most that do grow do not survive to be able to product spores of their own |
|
|
Term
| Why do fungi produce large numbers of spores? |
|
Definition
| so the possibility of at least some of them growing is increased |
|
|
Term
| What are mushrooms shaped liked? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
What are the main parts of the mushroom? |
|
Definition
| cap gills, stalk, ring, rhizoids, spores |
|
|
Term
| How do mushrooms reproduce? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What do yeast cells look like? |
|
Definition
| they are round and all are unicellular |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What conditions are necessary for yeast to live and reproduce? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What gas do yeast produce? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
Explain how yeast are able to make bread rise |
|
Definition
| bread dough is perfect conditions, yeast reproduce quickly and make carbon dioxide |
|
|
Term
| What does mold look like? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| How did people centuries ago help their wounds heal? |
|
Definition
| put decayed cheese, fruit and bread into the wounds |
|
|
Term
| Who discovsered penicillin and when? |
|
Definition
| Sir alexander fleming in 1928 |
|
|
Term
| What are some fods that are made of mold? |
|
Definition
| tofu, blue cheese, soy sauce |
|
|
Term
| Why do farmers and gardeners spend millions of dollars each year on fungicide? |
|
Definition
| to protect their plants from potential fungal diseases that can make them inedible or kill them |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| powerful cancer-causing substance, can cause liver cancer to be fatal, grows on stored grain |
|
|
Term
| Why is it important to dry crops such as peanuts or corn before they are stored? |
|
Definition
| to remove the moisture that allows or encourages fungi to grown on the crops |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| fungus that areplaces grainsof rye with hard spiky poisonous growths |
|
|
Term
| Describe the effects of ergot on humans |
|
Definition
| burning or prickling sensations, hallucinations, convulsions, cuts off flow of blood to limbs |
|
|
Term
| What is the connection between ergot and the Salem witch trials? |
|
Definition
| historians think people were afraid of the strange sysptoms of ergot and thought the infected women were witches |
|
|
Term
| How can fungi diseases help humans? |
|
Definition
| can kills pests - gypsy moth caterpillars, mites, aphids |
|
|
Term
| What does mychorrikizae mean? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What are two ways mychorrhizae attach to roots of plants? |
|
Definition
| cover surface of root, or send hyphae into the rots cells |
|
|
Term
| How do these fungi help the plants? |
|
Definition
| increase ost's ability to gather nurtients by 10x or more, protect against drought, cold, acid raid and root diseases caused by hamful fungi |
|
|
Term
| What are australian researchers trying to do with these mychorrihizae? |
|
Definition
| alter the hereditary material to produce natural insecticides |
|
|
Term
How many organisms make a lichen? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is a lichen made of? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a simple plantlike autotroph that uses sunlight to make its food |
|
|
Term
| What does the fungus part provide for the lichen? |
|
Definition
| water and minerals absorbed fromwhatever the fungus is growing on |
|
|
Term
| What does the algae part procide for the lichen? |
|
Definition
| uses the minerals and water to make food for the algae and itself |
|
|
Term
| Why is the relationship between alga and fungus considered to be one of the best examples of symbiosis? |
|
Definition
| two organisms live in a relationship with each other and both benefits |
|
|
Term
| Why are lichens called pioneers? |
|
Definition
| they are often the first living things to appear in rocky, barren areas. They release acids that cause rock to break down and crack. |
|
|
