Ecology of Fungi

Which are examples of fungi?

• mold
• yeast
• mushrooms
• all of the above

Fungi are like animals because...

• they all reproduce sexually.
• they get their food from other organisms.
• they can move from one place to another.
• They are not like animals.

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Fungi are like plants because...

• they both can produce their own food.
• they both grow in the ground.
• they have similar body structures.
• they can not move from one place to another.

ALL fungi have this in common.

• They are all eukaryotic.
• They all reproduce asexually.
• They all are autotrophs.
• They are all mushrooms.

What part of a fungus is described as long, thread-like structures that absorb nutrients?

• roots
• fruit body
• hyphae
• spores

What part of a fungus is used for reproduction?

• spores
• flagellum
• cilia
• hyphae

What type of asexual reproduction involves an offspring that grows off it's parent's body and eventually breaks off?

• Budding
• Pollination
• Mycelium
• Spores

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What are some bad effects of fungi?

• Athletes Foot
• Ringworm
• Mushroom's produce deadly poison
• All of the above

What vocabulary word describes the breaking off of dead things and recycling it's nutrients through the food chain?

• Symbiosis
• Decomposing
• Budding
• Mycelium

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What's a lichen?

• Combination of plant and fungi
• Combination of yeast and mold
• Combination of fungi and green algae
• A type of mushroom