| Term | Definition |
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| soil | Most of the fungus grows below the mushroom in the ________. |
| many | Most species of fungi are ________-celled organisms. |
| eukaryotic | Fungi cells are ________ because their cells contain a nucleus. |
| one | Some fungi cells contain more than ________ nucleus. |
| chlorophyll | Fungi cells don't contain the green pigment ________ and cannot make their own food. |
| food | Fungi cells don't contain the green pigment chlorophyll and cannot make their own ________. |
| saprophytes | Most fungi are ________, an organisms that feeds off of nonliving organic matter. |
| parasites | Some fungi are ________, organisms that feed off of living organic matter. |
| spores | Fungi reproduce by small, waterproof structures called ________. |
| humid | Fungi grow best in warm, ________ areas, such as tropical forests or the spaces between your toes. |
| tropical | Fungi grow best in warm, humid areas, such as ________ forests or the spaces between your toes. |
| toes | Fungi grow best in warm, humid areas, such as tropical forests and the spaces between your ________. |
| hyphae | The body of a fungus is usually a mass of many-celled, threadlike tubes called ________. |
| food | The hyphae of a fungus grow throughout the fungus's ________ source. |
| enzymes | The ________ of a fungus help break down a fungus's food source. |
| sexually | When fungi reproduce ________, the hyphae of two different organisms of the same type of fungus grow close together and fuse. |
| reproductive | Fungi are classified according to the type of ________ structures they produce. |
| club | Mushrooms, shelf fungi, puffballs, and toadstools are all examples of ________ fungi. |
| club | The spores of ________ fungi are produced in club-like structures called basidium. |
| basidia | The spores of club fungi are produced in club-like structures called ________. |
| sac | Yeasts, molds, morels, and truffles are all examples of ________ fungi. |
| sac | The spores of ________ fungi are produced in sac-like structures called asci. |
| asci | The spores of sac fungi are produced in sac-like structures called ________. |
| ascus | This is a sac, typically cylindrical in shape, in which the spores of sac fungi are produced. |
| basidium | This is a microscopic, club-shaped spore-bearing structure produced by club fungi. |
| one | Yeasts are ________-celled fungi. |
| edible | Many morels are ________ and appear in early spring. |
| zygospore | The fuzzy, black mold that you sometimes find growing on old bread or a piece of fruit is a type of ________ fungus. |
| sporangia | A zygospore fungus reproduces by making reproductive structures called ________. |
| Imperfect | ________ fungi only reproduce asexually. |
| organic | Fungi are important to the environment because they break down ________ matter. |
| organic | All living organisms are made of ________ matter. |
| lichen | A ________ is formed when a fungus and either a green alga or a cyanobacterium live together. |
| pollution | Lichens can be used to monitor ________ levels in an area because they are sensitive to pollutants present in rain and air. |
| mycorrhizae | A fungus called ________ grows on the roots of plants and help the roots to absorb water and nutrients. |
| water | A fungus called mycorrhizae grows on the roots of plants and help the roots to absorb ________ and nutrients. |
| nutrients | A fungus called micorrhizae grows on the roots of plants and help the roots to absorb water and ________. |
| rise | Fungi called yeasts can be used to make bread ________. |
| yeasts | Fungi called ________ can be used to make bread rise. |
| antibiotics | Many fungi naturally produce ________ to prevent bacteria from growing near them. |
| Penicillin | ________ is an important antibiotic produced by fungi and was discovered by Alexander Flemming. |
| club | The four division of fungi are ________, sac, zygospore, and imperfect fungi. |
| sac | The four divisions of fungi are club, ________, zygospore, and imperfect fungi. |
| zygospore | The four divisions of fungi are club, sac, ________, and imperfect fungi. |
| imperfect | The four divisions of fungi are club, sac, zygospore, and ________ fungi. |
| hyphae | In picture "A" what is number one pointing to? |
| reproductive structure | In picture "A" what is number two pointing to? |
| reproductive structure | In picture "A" what is number three pointing to? |
| mycellium | In picture "A" what is number four pointing to? |
| hyphae | In picture "A" what is number five pointing to? |
| spore | In picture "A" number six is pointing to the ________ producing structures. |
| sexually | Picture "B" shows how fungi reproduce ________. |
| sexually | Picture "C" shows how fungi reproduce ________. |
| basidium | Picture "D" shows the ________ of a club fungi. |
| four | In picture "D" how many spores are attached to the basidium? |
| toadstool | What type of fungus is in picture "E" ? |
| mushroom | What type of fungus is in picture "F" ? |
| mushroom | What type of fungi do you see in picture "G" ? |
| gills | In picture "G" what part of the fungus is the green arrow pointing to? |
| shelf fungus | What type of fungus is in picture "H" ? |
| puffballs | What type of fungi do you see in picture "I" ? |
| carbon dioxide | In picture "J" the holes in the bread were formed from what gas? |
| yeasts | In picture "J" what type of fungus caused the bread to rise? |
| yeasts | What type of fungus is in picture "K" ? |
| mold | In picture "L" what type of fungus is growing in the petri dish? |
| black mold | In picture "M" what type of fungus is growing on the walls? |
| black mold | What type of fungus is in picture "M" that can be harmful to your health? |
| morels | What type of fungus is in picture "N" ? |
| truffle | In picture "O" what type of fungus is the man smelling? |
| cup fungus | What type of fungus is in picture "P" ? |
| zygospore | What type of fungus is in picture "Q" ? |
| bread mold | In picture "Q" what type of zygospore fungus do you see? |
| sporangia | In picture "Q" the spores are produced on what structures? |
| sporangia | In picture "R" what are the black round structures? |
| hyphae | In picture "R" what are the white thread-like structures? |
| crustose | What type of lichen do you see in picture "S" ? |
| foliose | What type of lichen do you see in picture "T" ? |
| fruticose | What type of lichen do you see in picture "U" ? |
| penicillin | In picture "V" what type of mold is growing in the petri dish? |
| antibiotic | In picture "V" the penicillin growing on the bottom of the petri dish makes an ________ that kills certain types of bacteria. |
| mycorrhizae | In picture "W" what fungus is growing on the roots of the plants that help them to absorb water and nutrients? |
| athlete's foot | What type of fungus is in picture "X" ? |
| ringworm | What type of fungus is in picture "Y" ? |
| toenail fungus | What type of fungus is in picture "Z" ? |
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