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Kingdom Fungi Standard: Classify organisms into one of the six kingdoms based on physical characteristics
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What are fungi? Most are multicellular. Few are single cell (ex. yeast) Body is usually a mass of hyphae All are heterotrophs Are saprophytes Reproduce both asexually and sexually, involving spores
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Examples of Fungi
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What is hyphae? Thread-like tubes that make up the body of fungus
Produce enzymes that help break down food outside of the fungus
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What are saprophytes Organisms that obtain food by absorbing dead or decaying tissues of other organisms
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What are spores? Waterproof reproductive cells that can grow into a new organism
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Kingdom Fungi Review Questions
Complete questions #1-3 on page 229. Write questions and answers OR complete sentence answers.
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