Fungi Study Guide
Know the following:
- general characteristics of all fungi
- how fungi get their nutrients
- what makes up the cell walls of fungi
- are fungi heterotrophic or autotrophic & why
- can fungi carry on photosynthesis
- how fungi growing on the roots of plants help them
- what causes ringworm
- what are sporangia
- know the parts of a mushroom & which parts acquire food for the organism
- how fungi obtain their energy
- where fungi digest their organic matter
- what is a hyphae
- What mats of hypha are called
- steps in the life cycle of a mold
- what part of a mold releases enzymes & absorbs digested food
- what must happen for sexual reproduction to occur between mold hypha
- examples of club fungi
- phylum for mushrooms
- characteristics of sac fungi or ascomycetes
- what type of spores allow molds to remain dormant during harsh conditions
- most common member of the zygomycete group
- what are sporangia & what forms inside them
- what is an example of a unicellular fungus
- how do yeasts asexually reproduce
- what 2 things make up the body of a lichen
- why are fungi so important to the environment