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Station 1. Threadlike fungi ( often called molds ) see pg. 257 of text
1.
Use a stereomicroscope to make a sketch of:
bread-mold
On the sketch of bread-mold… label
mold on strawberry
1. HYPHAE
2. SPORANGI
3. MYCELIUM
4. SPORES
Now Use the compound light microscope to view some spores. Sketch a few spores below.
What is a SPORE? ___________________________________________________________
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Station 2. GIANT PUFFBALL Read page 256…. Then use the compound light microscope to make a slide to
view puffball spores. Make a sketch below…
What is a hyphae? _______________________________________________________________
What is a mycelium? _____________________________________________________________
Where is the mycelium of a giant puffball fungus? ______________________________________
Have any of the puffball spores started to grow hyphae? _________
Station 3: YEAST
Yeast are called “sac-fungi”
see pg. 258 and read about sac fungi
Yeast are unicellular… what does this mean? __________________________________________
Bacteria are also unicellular. In the space below… make a sketch of a bacteria cell showing all of its parts…. Then a Yeast cell
showing all of its organelles.
BACTERIA CELL
YEAST CELL
Yeast reproduce by…
A.
Growing new cells from an old cell.
B. By ordinary mitosis.
C. sexually
Make a sketch showing how Yeast reproduce
T or F Yeast can produce alcohol when they burn their sugar.
List 2 ways that humans use yeast
Station 4: LICHENS
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read page 261
A lichen is called a “double organism” explain the partnership that leads to this name.
This partnership is an example of
A. mutualism
B. parasite / host
Use a stereoscope to Make a sketch of
Lichens on a stick
Reindeer Moss lichens
Station 5: Polypore Fungi Use the stereomicroscope to sketch the underside of a polypore
Polypores are fungi which are adapted to life in forests. Some polypores are decomposers this means that they
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Some polypores are parasites… this means that they ____________________________________
We can see the brackets of polypore fungi jutting out of trees… where is the mycelium of a polypore fungus?
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Station 6: BIRDS NEST FUNGI: Use the stereomicroscope to sketch several birds nest Fungi.
How do the spore packets get out of the cups?
Why is this organism considered to be a Fungus… rather than a plant?
T or F The cells of birds nest Fungi have a nucleus
T or F The cells of birds nest fungi have chloroplasts
T or F The cells of birds nest fungi make ATP by burning sugar in mitochondria
Station 7: Store bought mushrooms Read the section on club fungi page 259
Without using a microscope… Sketch a store-bought mushroom cut in half vertically
Use the stereomicroscope to make a sketch of the gills of a store bought mushroom
T or F it is safe to pick and eat mushrooms in the wild
T or F The purpose of the stalk and cap of a mushroom is to get food.
T or F The purpose of the cap and gills of a mushroom is to release spores.
Station 8: Black Cherry Knot… and Morel
1.
Carefully remove the jar lid and smell the dried morels. Describe the smell.
2.
Many people think that morels are the best tasting of all fungi. Based on the smell would you be willing
to try one?
3.
Read the article on MORELS (
What is the scientific name of the Morel? ________________________ ______________________
T or F
The morel is the state Fungus of Minnesota
In the space below… make a sketch of a morel
Black cherry knot is a common parasite of living cherry trees. In Minnesota, this fungus would attack choke-cherry
trees and pin cherry trees. Sketch the appearance of this fungus.