Fungi

Name 4 commonalities of all fungi.

What is a saprophyte? Answer in a complete sentence.

Name the 4 conditions that must be favorable for fungi to reproduce.

Name the three shapes of fungi.

Write three complete sentences on how fungi can be helpful and harmful.

Answer explanation

My first reason on how fungi can be helpful is that they break down substances in dead plants recycling them back into the ecosystem. The second reason is fungi can help transport nutrients from the soil to the roots of a plant, and the plant provides the fungi with moisture and sugar. Finally, fungi can be harmful by causing many diseases such as: athletes foot, lung disease, and ergot poisoning.

threadlike filaments in fungi that produce enzymes

• Mycelium

• hyphae

• spore

• mutualism

the large mass of hyphae that forms the growing structure of fungi

• mushroom

• spore

• mycelium

• mold

A small reproductive cell that can develops into an adult without fusing with another cell

• yeast

• mutualism

• hyphae

• spore

A type of fungus that grows on food or in damp places

• mold

• mushroom

• yeast

• spore

A unicellular fungus

• mold

• yeast

• mushroom

• spore