Fungi Kingdom

Fungi obtain energy

• Directly from the sun

• From inorganic (unnatural) materials in their environment

• By absorbing organic (natural) materials

• From nuclear fusion

Fungi are important to an ecosystem as

• Producers

• Controllers

• Decomposers

• Regulators

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Which is not true about fungi?

• All are consumers

• All are multicellular

• Are eukaryotic

• Can be useful to humans

Fungi are _____, which means they cannot make their own food.

• Autotrophs

• Heterotrophs

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

What is an example of a fungus?

• moss
• mold
• bryophyte
• protist

Which is an example of a disease caused by fungi

• Diphtheria
• The Common Cold
• Strep Throat
• Athlete's Foot

Fungi are like plants in many ways except fungi

• Do not have cellulose

• Do not grow upward out of the soil

• Cannot make their own food

• Do not have eukaryotic cells

Fungi usually like dry and bright places to grow

• true 
• false

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.