Chapter 2.3 Fungi

Which is NOT one of the three basic fungi?

• mold

• yeast

• mushrooms

• bacterium

Fungi:

• are nonvascular.

• are vascular.

• contain chlorophyll.

• make their own food.

True/False: Fungi can photosynthesize to make their own food.

• True.

• False.

True/False: Fungi are heterotrophs that feed off other organisms.

• True.

• False.

True/False: Fungi digest their food before they absorb it.

• True.

• False.

True/False: Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.

• True

• False

Threadlike filaments that produce enzymes to break down food are called:

• hyphae

• mycelium

• fruiting body

• stalk

The large mass of hyphae that form the growing structure of fungi are called:

• mycelium

• fruiting body

• spores

• gills

A small reproductive cell that can develop into an adult without fusing to another cell is called a/an:

• spore

• cap

• yeast

• bud

Yeast normally reproduce by ______.

• budding

• binary fission

• mold