Fungi Audio SAQs .docx

Kingdom Fungi Audio SAQs - How are fungi different to plants?  1. **Fungi** differs from plants in that their structure is made up of hyphae/ the sugar present is chitin / fungi are heterotrophic.  - Are fungi eukaryotic or prokaryotic? Explain your answer.  1. Fungi are eukaryotic as...

Kingdom Fungi Audio SAQs - How are fungi different to plants?  1. **Fungi** differs from plants in that their structure is made up of hyphae/ the sugar present is chitin / fungi are heterotrophic.  - Are fungi eukaryotic or prokaryotic? Explain your answer.  1. Fungi are eukaryotic as they have a nucleus and membrane enclosed organelles.  - Define 'parasitic fungi'. 1. Parasitic fungi feed on a living host. - Give an example of a parasitic fungi. A. potato blight, athletes foot.  - Define 'saprophytic fungi'. 1. Saprophytic fungi feed on dead organic matter. - Give an example of a saprophytic fungi. A. Rhizopus/ yeast - Name 1 negative economic impact of fungi 1. Cause food spoilage/ cause disease/ cause crop diseases/ cause timber rot - Name 1 positive economic impact of fungi 1. Used to make alcohol/ used to make bread/ used to make antibiotics/ food source  - In what conditions do rhizopus reproduce sexually?  1. In unfavourable conditions (during drought, unsuitable temps)  - What is the name given to asexual reproduction in yeast? 1. Budding  - What is the function of the stolon in the rhizopus?  1. The stolon grows over the surface of the food and allows new mycelium to develop.  - What is the function of the rhizoids in the rhizopus?  1. Rhizoids increase surface area and carry out digestion of substrate and absorption of nutrients.