Fungi vs. Plants

Most fungi are...

• eukaryotic

• unicellular

• heterotrophic

• photosynthetic

Fungal cell walls are composed of what substance?

• chitin

• cellulose

• peptidoglycan

• starchy starch

Plant cell walls are composed of what substance?

• chitin

• cellulose

• peptidoglycan

• starchy starch

Fungi get nutrition though the absorption of dissolved molecules. Because of this, they are called...

• mushrooms.

• saprobes.

• chitin.

• nasty.

Fungi use vein-like structures to absorb food particles and transport them throughout the fungus. These structures are called...

• gills

• hyphae

• mycorrhiza

• glucans

An example of a parasitic fungus is...

• lichen

• downy mildew

• mushroom

• mycorrhizal fungi

An example of a beneficial fungus is...

• powdery mildew

• downy mildew

• mushroom

• mycorrhizal fungi

The first distinction within plants is...

• whether they are flowering or non-flowering plants

• whether they are seed plants or seedless plants

• whether they are vascular or non-vascular plants

• whether they have "naked" seeds or protected seeds

The second distinction within vascular plants is...

• whether they are flowering or non-flowering plants

• whether they are seed plants or seedless plants

• whether they are vascular or non-vascular plants

• whether they have "naked" seeds or protected seeds

The third distinction within seed plants is...

• whether they have large flowers or small flowers

• whether they are seed plants or seedless plants

• whether they are vascular or non-vascular plants

• whether they have "naked" seeds or protected seeds