AY Honors/Fungi/Answer Key

1. Give the name of five classes of fungi and examples of each.

Chytridiomycota-

Zygomycota-

Glomeromycota-

Ascomycota-

Basidiomycota-When people think of mushrooms, the fruit of Basidiomycota probably comes to mind. Many mushrooms in this phylum look like umbrellas growing from the ground or like shelves growing on wood, but some, such as the latticed stinkhorn, look quite different.

2. Identify fifteen common fungi of your locality. Draw or photograph them from live specimens.

3. Name three important fungi and tell what their value is.

4. Tell the life history of one example of each of the following:

a. Rust

b. Mold

c. Mushroom

d. Yeast

5. Identify five fungus plant diseases.

6. Know what safety precautions to observe when handling fungi.

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