What about fungi?
Marilyn Nielson What about fungi?
Complete the readings and watch the lecture. Then, use this worksheet to check your learning. This will help you prepare for the next exam.
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Ch 21 Section 12.1
How are fungi different than plants? How are they different than animals?
Ch 21 Section 21.1
How do fungi grow?
Ch 21 Section 21.1
Describe how fungi eat.
Ch 21 Section 21.1
Trophic classifications of fungi. Find the different trophic classifications that fungi can fall under.
Ch 21 Section 21.1
"As fungi grow through food substrates, hyphae secrete enzymes
that break down large organic molecules in the surrounding environment into sugars and other small organic molecules and mineral
ions. Fungi absorb these molecules via membrane carrier proteins." (Graham, Graham & Wilcox 2015)
The process described above is known as...
absorptive nutrition
hyphal nutrition
cytokinetic nutrition
fungal nutrition
Ch 21 Essay 21.1
Why are truffles so rare and expensive?
Ch 21 Section 21.3
Create a diagram showing how endomycorrhizae interact with a plant's roots.
Ch 21 Section 21.3
What is mycoheterotrophy?
The process by which fungi consume one another
The process by which fungi dissolve and absorb nutrients from dead and dying maerial
The process by which non-photosynthetic plants are nourished by the organic compounds from neighboring photosynthetic plants
The process by which fungi are decomposed and return their nutrients to the soil
Ch 21 Section 21.3
How do fungi allow tree seedlings to grow in shaded environments?
Ch 21 Section 21.5
What are the components of a lichen?
Ch 21 Section 21.5
How do fungi contribute to the lichen?
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