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| one has septa and the other doesn't (cross walls) |
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| How do the two types of hyphae shown in Figure 21-1 differ? |
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| because the gametes are botht the same size |
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| Why are the two mating types of fungi not refferred to as male and female? |
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1)absorb nutrients
2)anchor fungi
3)release digestive enzymes |
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| What three functions do rhizoids serve in fungi? |
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| Which fungal phylum contains organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye, and what are they? |
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| In the ascomycete fruiting body shown in fure 21-3, how many nuclei are found in each cell of the hyphae, and what separates each cell of the hphae? |
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| used to make bread and for brewing alchoholic beverages |
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| Name two commercial uses of yeast. |
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| Basiomcota, or club fungi, gets their name from a specialized reproductive structure that resembles a club |
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| Why are basidiomycetes called club fungi? |
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| No, some of theme are poisonous where others are not, you can't tell with the naked eye because they both look similar |
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| Suppose you like mushrooms and see some frowing in a yard. Would you pick and eat them? Why or why not? |
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| Fungi recycle nutrients by breaking downthe bodies and wastes of other organisms. Without fungi, the earth's soil would become depleted and the earth would become barren |
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| What is the most important role of fungi in natural ecosystems, and why is this role important? |
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| Fungal diseases are responsible for the loss of approximately 15 percent of the crops grown in the temperate regions of the world |
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| Cite an example of competition between humans and fungi for nutrients. |
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| Spores go into the insect, germinate, and produce enzymes that slowly penetrate the external skeleton of the insect |
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| How does Cordyceps afftct the insect it infects? |
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| Spores go into the insect, germinate, and produce enzymes that slowly penetrate the external skeleton of the insect |
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| How does Cordyceps afftct the insect it infects? |
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| They break down the rocks to start the beginning stages of soil formation |
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| How do lichens encourge soil formation on barren rock? |
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| They use digestive enzymes to break down the dead organisms into similar molecules. these molecules then diffuse into the fungus. |
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| How do fungi release nutrients form once living things? |
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