Download Biology Study Guide CH 21 Fungi 2011

Biology Study Guide CH 21 Fungi
1. All fungi _______ their food.
2. Fungi do NOT carry out the process of ____________________, like plants do.
3. Fungi resemble plants in that they both always have ________ walls.
4. A mushroom is a fungal ________________ body.
5. The tangled mass that makes up the body of a fungus is the __________________.
6. What is the distinguishing difference between the two types of fungal hyphae?
7. Most fungi reproduce both ______________ & ___________________.
8. Stinkhorns, which mimic the odor of rotting meat, have spores that are dispersed by _______.
9. Sporangia are found at the tops of specialized hyphae called _________________________.
10. Dark fuzz that grows on bread mold is an example of _________________.
11. Bread rises because fermentation by yeasts produces ______________ __________________.
12. Yeasts obtain energy by alcoholic fermentation in the absence of ___________________.
13. Mushrooms are classified as ______________ fungi.
14. Be able to label the structures found in a mushroom.
15. Over time, nutrients at the center of a large underground mycelium become depleted causing new
mushrooms to sprout only in a _____________ at the _______________ edges.
16. _____________________is the source of an antibiotic.
17. What are some important roles of fungi in the ecosystem?
18. Fungi that absorb food from decaying organic matter are ___________________.
19. What do fungi feed on?
20. Fungi help to return ____________ elements to the soil.
21. The human disease, ringworm, is caused by a __________________.
22. The growth of yeasts in moist regions of the body is kept in check by competition from ___________.
23. The fungus that forms a mycelium within the outer layers of human skin causes ______________ &
______________.
24. The normal balance between bacteria & yeasts in the body can be upset by using _________________.
25. Lichens are composed of an ________________ or a _____________________ and a
________________ living together.
26. The association of plants and fungi in mycorrhizae illustrates a type of relationship called ________.
27. Fungi are ___________________ heterotrophs.
28. Fungal cell walls are composed of ____________.
29. Spore-bearing structures called basidia are found in the ______________________ of mushrooms.
30. Imperfect fungi do not have a ___________________ phase.
31. How are fungi both helpful and harmful to people?
32. From a diagram of a mushroom be sure you can label the parts and know about what they do.