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Fungi & Plants
7TH GRADE Biology; Fungi and Plants questions
Question | Answer |
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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 |