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$200 What is noble rot? This pathogenic fungus infects grapes, making their sugar content too high for use.

$400 What is wheat rust? This fungus causes a “corrosive” appearance on one of the most important crops in North America.

$600 What is Deuteromycota? The disease commonly known as “athlete’s foot” is caused by a fungus from this phylum.

$800 What is a yeast infection? Candida albicans is more commonly known to cause this fungal disease in humans.

$1000 What are superficial, subcutaneous, systemic and opportunistic? Fungal diseases are classified into these 4 main categories.

$200 What is a lichen? The symbiotic relationship between a photosynthetic organism and a fungus is known by this name.

$400 What is decomposition? Without fungi, this key step in nutrient recycling would not take place nearly enough in nature.

$600 What are bread, alcohol, mushrooms, truffles etc. ? Name 3 foods humans consume that are either fungi themselves, or are helped in production by a fungi.

$800 What is mycorrhizae? A symbiotic relationship formed between a fungus and the roots of a plant is known by this name.

$1000 What are foliose, crustose, fruticose and squamulose? The thallus, or lichen body comes in these four shapes.

$200 What is imperfect fungi? Members of the phylum Deuteromycota may develop self-esteem issues due to this unfortunate common name.

$400 What is Zygomycota? Common molds are associated with this phylum classification.

$600 What are hyphae? These single strands help comprise the body of a typical fungi.

$800 What are eukaryotic cells and heterotrophic? All members of Kingdom Fungi share these two major characteristics.

$1000 What are conidiophores? This specialized structure in sac fungi is the site of spore formation.

$200 What are lichens and mycorrhizae? Two examples of symbiosis would include these.

$400 What is +/+? In a truly symbiotic relationship, the effect on each organism can best be described by this pair of mathematical symbols.

$600 What is a relationship between two species in which at least one benefits from the other? The term symbiosis can best be defined as this.

$800 What is mutualism? The actual type of symbiosis seen in fungi in which both organisms benefit is known as this.

$1000 What is food and nutrients and protection from drying out and harsh sunlight exposure? In a lichen, the fungi receives this benefit, while giving this benefit to it’s symbiotic partner.

$200 What is Basidiomycota?

$400 What is Zygomycota?

$600 What is Chytridiomycota?

$800 What is Deuteromycota?

$1000 What is Ascomycota?

$200 What is Basidiomycota? Club fungi are officially considered part of this phylum.

$400 What are shelf or bracket fungi? This club fungi is often found on the bark of trees and can grow to great sizes…some even large enough to stand upon.

$600 What are puff balls? These club fungi allow rain, wind and nosy animals to trigger the release of their spores to help colonize new areas.

$800 What are basidia? These structures attached to the gills of a mushroom are responsible for producing spores.

$1000 What is the fruiting body? The mushroom itself is only a small portion of the actual club fungi it comes from. This visible portion is better known by this name.

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