Fungi and Protists

Fungi are different from plants because...

• they can grow in dry conditions

• they cannot make their own food

• they can move around

• they reproduce asexually

Thread-like filaments that make up a fungus and are used to absorb nutrients from food sources

• spores

• hyphae

• gills

• cap

This fungus is used in making bread

• yeast

• mold

• mushrooms

• mildew

T or F: All protists are heterotrophic

• True

• False

A fungus that lives off of and harms its host is what type of relationship?

• saprophytic

• symbiotic

• parasitic

The name of this protist is _______________ it moves with ______________.

• euglena, flagella

• amoeba, pseudopod

• volvox, pseudopod

• paramecium, cilia

Where are most protists found?

• in the ground

• inside animals

• on rocks

• in bodies of water

T or F: All fungi reproduce with spores

• True

• False

Euglena is classified into which protist group?

• plant-like

• animal-like

• fungi-like

The most important role fungi have in the environment is...

• They are used as food

• To kill bacteria

• breaking down dead, decaying matter

• helping plants