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Fungi
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fungus | simple organism that absorb food from their environment |
| penicillin | an antibiotic made by the mold species |
| fungi | plural form of fungus |
| sac fungi | fungi that make their spores in sacks |
| chitin | a chemical found in the cell walls of fungi, as well as in the shells of lobsters |
| heterotrophs | organisms that get their food by consuming other living or once living things |
| nucleus | a membrane bound structure within a cell that contains the genetic information the cell needs to grow and divide |
| hyphae | the long strands that make up the body of a fungus |
| decomposers | organisms that are responsible for breaking down organic matter decomposing it into a simpler form and recycling nutrients into the soil |
| mycologists | the scientists who study fungi |
| club fungi | fungi that produce spores on little structures that look like clubs |
| spores | the reproductive cells of fungi. Each spore has the capacity to develop into a new fungus |
| mushroom | the fruiting body of a fungus, containing a cap with spore producing gills resting on top of a stalk |
| molds | fungi that have the simplest reproductive spores in the Kingdom Fungi |
| antibiotic | a drug that interferes with the growth of bacteria. Penicillin made by mold was the first antibiotic |
| mycelium | the mass of tangled interwoven hyphae that forms the main body of a fungus |
| organic matter | anything that is or once was alive |
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