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Name Class Date
Fungi Pg. 392 - 398
VOCABULARY
In your own words, write a definition of the following terms in the space provided.
1. Fungus


2. Hypha


3. Mycelium4. Spore


5. Mold


6. Lichen



Answer the following as you read!
* Describe the two types of asexual reproduction that take place in fungi.

* Sexualreproduction in fungi happens when special structures form to make ______________________.

* Name the four groups of fungi.

* Describe the two types of reproduction that take place inthreadlike fungi.

* The largest group of fungi is ______________________.
* Some examples of sac fungi are ______________________, ,______________________ ,______________________ and______________________.
* When sac fungi reproduce sexually, they form a sac called a(n) ______________________.
* Name two ways sac fungi are useful.

* Why do mushrooms often appear in circles?* The most familiar mushrooms are ______________________ fungi.
* Bracket fungi, puffballs, smuts, and rusts are all ______________________fungi.
* Imperfect fungi do not reproduce______________________.
* A common human skin disease caused by imperfect fungi is ______________________.
* What allows lichens to live in even the driest environments without drying out?

* Whycan lichens grow on rocks?

* Give one example of how a lichen changes its surroundings in a way that allows other organisms to live there.

* Why are lichens easily affected by airpollution?


Complete the following section summary self assessment after you read.
1. Fungi can be ___________________, _____________________, or ________________, or they can live in mutualisticrelationships with other organisms.
2. Most fungi are made up of chains of cells called _________________. Many of which join together to form a ______________________.
3. The four main groups...