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1 Kingdom Fungi Standard: Classify organisms into one of the six kingdoms based on physical characteristics

2 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

3 Examples of Fungi

4 What is hyphae? Thread-like tubes that make up the body of fungus
Produce enzymes that help break down food outside of the fungus

5 What are saprophytes Organisms that obtain food by absorbing dead or decaying tissues of other organisms

6 What are spores? Waterproof reproductive cells that can grow into a new organism

7 Kingdom Fungi Review Questions
Complete questions #1-3 on page 229. Write questions and answers OR complete sentence answers.


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