1. What function do fungi have in common with bacteria?
2. What % of plants obtain minerals through symbioticrelationships with fungi? _______________
3. The cell wall of fungi is made of this substance:________________________
4. Multicellular fungi consist of thread-like structures called________________________ that combine to form a thick mat ofthread-like fibers called a _____________________________.
5. All fungi are heterotrophs/autotrophs (circle one).
6. Some fungi are saprobes. This means that they obtainnutrients from__________________________________________________.
7. How do fungi obtain nutrients? Explain. 8. What is“budding�
9. In YOUR OWN WORDS, describe what happens duringplasmogamy:
10. What is a dikaryon?
11. IN YOUR OWN WORDS, describe what happens duringkaryogamy.
12. Karyogamy results in the formation of_________________________________________.
13. Meiosis converts a zygote nucleus into_________________________________________. Know all parts of thegeneralized fungus life cycle diagram.
14. Define conidial fungi:
15. Scientists believe that the fungi arose from___________________________________________________________________________.
16. The chytrid fungi (Chytridiomycota) are the ONLY fungi that_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
17. What does #16 tell you about the chytrid fungi, compared tothe rest of the fungal groups? 18. What is the ecologicalsignificance of the chytrid fungi? Explain. This is REALLYimportant!!!
19. The zygomycetes (Zygomycota) reproduce sexually bystructures called __________________________________.
20. What happens after a zygospore undergoes meiosis?
