Exploring Creation with Biology, Module 4

What is it called when mushrooms grow in a circular pattern?

What is a chemical secreted by a living organism that reduces the reproduction of others?

What is digestion that takes place outside of the cell?

Which is NOT a basic component of a mushroom fruiting body?

What is a zygote surrounded by a hard, protective covering?

What do slime molds resemble during their feeding stage?

What is the dust-like substance released by lichens which contains spores?

If a fungus forms haustoria, is it saprophytic or parasitic?

Yeast are single-celled members of which phylum?

How can bread molds reproduce sexually?

What kind of reproduction is performed by fungi?

Which member of Phylum Ascomycota feeds on rye grain & is deadly to people?

Which is an example of a mutualistic relationship between a fungus & an alga?

Select one specialized aerial hyphae.

What is the anaerobic breakdown of sugars into smaller molecules?

What is a filament of fungal cells?

In a mushroom, where are the spores found?

Fungi from Genus Pennicilium are used in making what helpful substance?

What is the result of sexual reproduction when each parent contributes DNA?

What kind of hyphae exists in all multicellular fungi?

How can bread molds reproduce asexually?

Which is NOT a feature common to fungi?

How do you describe something that feeds on the remains of dead organisms?

What is a thin covering of tissue?

What are specialized aerial hypha that produce spores?

Would a farmer by happy to discover mycorrihiza in his field?

Hyphae composed of individual cells separated by cell walls are called what?

What is a hypha NOT imbedded in the material on which the fungus grows?

In which phylum would one find bread mold?

In which phylum would one find fungi in genus Penicillium?

What is a chemical that provides both toughness and flexibility?

If a cell reproduces by budding, which kingdom is it probably in?

Mushrooms make up most of the organisms in which phylum?

What is the process of breaking down sugars into smaller molecules such as CO₂ and alcohol?

What is a hypha of a parasitic fungus that enters the host's cells & absorbs nutrition?

Slime molds are found in which phylum?

What is the name for the specialized structures where sexual reproduction takes place in fungi?

Puffball fungi & shelf fungi are part of which phylum?

What is an aerial hypha that asexually reproduces to make more filaments?

Hyphae have pores so that __________ may be exchanged.

What provides toughness & flexibility for a fungus?

What is a hypha imbedded in the material on which the fungus grows?

What is the part of the fungus responsible for digestion and absorption of food?

Runts & smuts are parasitic fungi found in which phylum?