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© ×   Read each statement and determine which statements are True or False. Write
your answers in your journal.

T/F 1) Fungi help recycle nutrients in the ecosystem.

T/F 2) The antibiotic Penicillin is made from a fungus.

T/F 3) A lichen is an example of a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and

algae.
T/F 4) The skin rash called ³ringworm´ is caused by a fungus.

T/F 5) Athlete¶s foot is caused by bacteria.

T/F 6) Fungi are classified by their reproductive structures.

T/F 7) Yeast is a fungi.

T/F 8) Many plants have fungi in their root systems that helps the plant absorb
more nutrients from the soil.
T/F 9) Many poisonous mushrooms look very similar to edible types. You
should never eat a mushroom in the wild.
T/F 10) The Irish famine caused by downy mildew which is a protist and NOT
a fungus.

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© ×   Read pp 402-413 in the textbook(Lizard eye book). Answer the following
questions
1) What are the cell walls of fungi composed of?
2) How are 
and 

 related to each other?
3) How do fungi obtain food?
4) What role do fungi play in the ecosystem?
5) Fungi reproduce by releasing spores. Why is this a good strategy for reproduction?
6) The fungus kingdom is very large and diverse. How are fungi classified?
7) The main groups of fungi are the Zygote fungi, the Sac fungi, the Club fungi, yeasts and molds.
Give at least one example of a fungi from each of these groups.
8) An alga and and fungus create a mutualistic pairing in a

. Explain how each part helps the
other.
9) How are plants helped by pairing up with fungi to form 
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?
10) Give 3 examples of how fungi can be harmful to humans and /or the environment.
11) Give 3 examples of how fungi are helpful to humans and/or the
environment.
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A. Observe the mushroom from the store. Sketch the side view of the mushroom. Label stem and cap.
Pull the stem out of the cap and sketch the gills underneath. Label gills.

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B. Cut a small piece of the gill. (try to get the edge) Make a wet mount of the gill on a slide and add a
coverslip. Observe under the microscope. Sketch what you observe. Label the  
and  
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you can see them.




 

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A) Look at the bread located in the plastic bag and make 
 qualitative observations. (¬





 
B) Look at the slide of the bread mold. Look for the black spherical areas. These areas are the
reproductive structures called   
. Please   


as you saw it under
the microscope.




 

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A) Look at the different examples of lichens. Each lichen is a mutualistic relationship between an
algae and fungi. Smash a small piece of lichen in the mortar and pestle. Make a wet mount of a
small portion of the lichen.
B) Look at the lichen under a microscope and 
the  

 and  
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