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Chapter 1 Lesson 4
Science Study Guide
Question | Answer |
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Single-celled or many-celled living things that cannot make their own food. | Fungi |
Threadlike structures that make up the body of a mushroom and some other fungi. | Hyphae |
A cell that can grow into a new fungus. | Spore |
Common fungi that look cottony or woolly. | Molds |
These are formed when fungi live closely together with algae. | Lichens |
Besides mushroom, what other living things are fungi? | Bracket fungi, mold, yeasts, and mildew. |
What important characteristics makes fungi different from plants? | Unlike plants, fungi cannot make their own food. |
How do fungi obtain food? | They absorb it from other living things or from dead things. |
How do the cells of fungi differ from the cells of plants or animals? | The cells of fungi may have more than one nucleus. |
Where do bracket fungi most often grow? | They most often grow on tree limbs, tree stumps, or logs. |
Where do the spores of a mushroom form? | Spores of a mushroom form in the gills. |
How do fungi feeding on dead plants help a pond or a forest? | Fungi help a pond by helping clear away dead things from the forest. |