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Why are fungi so vital to life?
Which scientists study fungi?
Assuming there are a million species of fungi, about how many fungi have been discovered?
How do fungi get their food?
What is the difference between saphrophytic fungi and parasitic fungi?
How do fungi differ from animals and plants:
a. The cell wall of fungi is made up of what carbohydrate? How is this different from plant
cell walls? How is this similar to animals?
b. What is the storage carbohydrate of fungi? How is this similar to animals? What is the
storage carbohydrate of plants?
c. How do fungi reproduce? How is the sexual lifecycle of fungi different from other
organisms?
d. Are fungi more similar to animals or to plants? When did the fungi and animal kingdoms
diverge?
7. What are the four classifications of fungi? How are they classified?