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Fungi & Plants
7TH GRADE Biology; Fungi and Plants questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are some characteristics that are shared by yeasts? | -moist, warm habitats -unicellular -asexual reproduction |
| How do yeasts feed? | Fermentation |
| Byproducts of fermenetation | alcohol and carbon dioxide |
| Asexual reproduction in yeasts | Budding |
| Yeasts use ______________________ as a food source | Sugar |
| What is penicillium nototum commonly called? | Penicillin |
| What does penicillin do? | It is an antibiotic |
| How do fungi reproduce? | Spores are formed in a fruiting body, and then are released into the air and water. |
| What is budding? | A small yeast cell grows form the body of a large, healthy parent cell, then breaks away. |
| What kind of fungi produce through budding? | Unicellular yeast cells. |
| Fungi play an imporatant role as | Decomposers. |
| Yeast belong to the phylum _________________________ | ascomycetes |
| Yeasts can cause problems such as | Infections (thrush) |
| Mushrooms are a type of _______________ fungi | club |
| Yeast are a type of __________________ fungi | sac |
| True/false: Yeast cells are microscopic. | true |
| True/false: It was important to put your bread mold experiment in the sun. | false |
| Fungi feed off of ______________________ matter | organic |