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Fungi in Biodiversity

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What is the role of fungi in the ecosystem?

To cause diseases in plants and animals

To produce food for humans

To move objects from one place to another

To break down dead organic matter and recycle nutrients (correct)

What is a characteristic of fungi?

They can move from one place to another

They cannot manufacture their own food (correct)

They can manufacture their own food

They are always unicellular

What is an example of a useful fungus?

Mold on bread

Penicillin (correct)

Truffle

All of the above

What is the purpose of yeast in bread making?

To make the bread rise Signup and view all the answers

How do fungi typically reproduce?

By releasing spores Signup and view all the answers

What is a common use of yeast?

In the production of beer and wine Signup and view all the answers

What is necessary to observe microorganisms like fungi?

A microscope Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of bacteria?

They can manufacture their own food. Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of protists?

They are always eukaryotic cells. Signup and view all the answers

Why can't Plankton eat a Krabby Patty?

Because he is a protist Signup and view all the answers

What do bacteria and protists have in common?

They are both microscopic. Signup and view all the answers

What is necessary for protists to live?

A fluid medium. Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of some bacteria?

They can move. Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of protists mentioned in the text?

They are not always unicellular. Signup and view all the answers

What is a way that some bacteria can obtain food?

By making their own food. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Fungi

Fungi play a crucial role in the ecosystem by breaking down dead organic matter, releasing nutrients back into the soil, which are then used by plants.
Some fungi can cause diseases, while others, like penicillin, are useful as antibiotics.
Yeast, a type of fungus, is used to make bread rise and to ferment beer and wine.
Fungi can be unicellular or multicellular organisms.
They cannot manufacture their own food.
They reproduce using spores.
Fungi are stationary and cannot move.

Bacteria

Bacteria are microscopic organisms, meaning they can only be seen with a microscope.
Some bacteria can move, while others cannot.
Some bacteria can manufacture their own food, while others cannot.
Bacteria divide to become more.
They possess some characteristics of life, making them alive.

Protista

Protista are microscopic organisms, meaning they can only be seen with a microscope.
They are unicellular, but not always.
Protista have eukaryotic cells, which have a membrane around the core.
They need a fluid medium to survive.
An example of a protist is Plankton, which is unable to eat and must make its own food through photosynthesis.