What is Fungus?
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Fungi form long, threadlike structures called ______________.
Hyphae absorb _______________ and ______________.
The hyphae create a network called _____________________.
Fungi are ______________ which means they cannot make their
own food.
Some fungi are ________________, obtaining nutrients from living
organisms.
Fungi dissolve their food by releasing __________________ that
decompose organic matter.
Scientists group fungi based on ___________________ and
________________________.
Most fungi reproduce _______________ by producing __________.
The 4 types of fungi are: _________________, ________________,
__________________, and ___________________.
Mushrooms are an example of ____________ fungi.
____________ is a sac fungi that is used to make bread.
_____________ fungi can cause bread to develop mold.
______________ and _________ cheese are examples of imperfect
fungi.
______________ are involved in the production of many foods and
products.
Fungi play an important role in the environment because they are
_______________ which break down dead plant and animal matter.
Fungi also break down ___________________.
Fungi help put ____________ back in the soil for plants to use.
Plants and fungi help each other. Plants use ________________to
produce food and fungi take in nutrients and water.
A small number of people die every year after eating poisonous
_____________________ or _______________ food containing
harmful fungi.
Antibiotics, like ___________________, are made from fungi.
A ______________ is a structure formed when fungi and certain
other photosynthetic organisms grow together (algae or bacteria).
In lichens, the ________________ provides the water and minerals
and the ______________ provides the sugars and oxygen.
Plants benefit from lichens because the fungi help break down
_______ and create ___________.
What is Fungus?
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Fungi form long, threadlike structures called ______________.
Hyphae absorb _______________ and ______________.
The hyphae create a network called _____________________.
Fungi are ______________ which means they cannot make their
own food.
Some fungi are ________________, obtaining nutrients from living
organisms.
Fungi dissolve their food by releasing __________________ that
decompose organic matter.
Scientists group fungi based on ___________________ and
________________________.
Most fungi reproduce _______________ by producing __________.
The 4 types of fungi are: _________________, ________________,
__________________, and ___________________.
Mushrooms are an example of ____________ fungi.
____________ is a sac fungi that is used to make bread.
_____________ fungi can cause bread to develop mold.
______________ and _________ cheese are examples of imperfect
fungi.
______________ are involved in the production of many foods and
products.
Fungi play an important role in the environment because they are
_______________ which break down dead plant and animal matter.
Fungi also break down ___________________.
Fungi help put ____________ back in the soil for plants to use.
Plants and fungi help each other. Plants use ________________to
produce food and fungi take in nutrients and water.
A small number of people die every year after eating poisonous
_____________________ or _______________ food containing
harmful fungi.
Antibiotics, like ___________________, are made from fungi.
A ______________ is a structure formed when fungi and certain
other photosynthetic organisms grow together (algae or bacteria).
In lichens, the ________________ provides the water and minerals
and the ______________ provides the sugars and oxygen.
Plants benefit from lichens because the fungi help break down
_______ and create ___________.