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List each stage associated with the life cycle of a mushroom in order beginning with the formation of the mycelia. (6 steps)
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Essay – Answer the following questions. More detail = more points! The authors of your text compare a mushroom to an iceberg. Why?
3.
Digestion that takes place outside the cell is called what? _________digestion
4.
The hypha that is embedded in the material on which the fungus grows is called what?_________ hypha
5.
An aerial hypha that asexually reproduces to make more filaments is termed a what?
6.
A thin covering of tissue is often referred to as a what?
7.
What is the anaerobic breakdown of sugars into alcohol, carbon dioxide, and lactic acid called?
8.
A zygote surrounded by a hard, protective covering is termed a what?
9.
A chemical secreted by a living organism that kills or reduces the reproduction rates of other organisms is called what?
10.
What is the part of the fungus called that is responsible for extracellular digestion and absorption of digested food?
11.
A specialized aerial hypha that produces spores is termed what?
12.
What is the name of the chemical that provides toughness and flexibility to the fungi cell wall?
13.
Extracellular digestion is common to the majority of fungi.
14.
Septate hyphae lack a dividing cell wall between nuclei.
15.
A haustorium invades the cells of a living host to absorb food directly from the cytoplasm.
16.
A mushroom is in the button phase has already released its spores.
17.
The main difference between shelf fungi, puffballs, and mushrooms is the way they form their spores.
18.
Mycelia are not common to most fungi.
19.
An example of an alternate host used by a type of fungi is the barberry bush.
20.
Penicillin is extracted from a fungus in genus Penicillium.
21.
Stolons are present only in some fungi.
22.
Drying or raking the ground daily will kill slime molds.
23.
An organism that eats its food and digests it probably belongs to kingdom Fungi?
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Imperfect Fungi have no known mode of sexual spore formation.
25.
The lichen is often confused with organisms from the Kingdom Protista.