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1
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What are the cell walls of fungal cells made out of?

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A mixture of substances including chitin.

2
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What is saprotrophic nutrition?

A

It is how Fungi feed, and otherwise known as ‘dead feeding’.

3
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How did fundi reproduce?

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They reproduce by the production of spores. The fungi keeps the spores enclosed in a sporangium, but when it bursts open, the spores are dispersed and can land on the food source. Then it can germinate and a new mycelium can develop.

4
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What is the mycelium?

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It is made up of branching hyphae, and penetrates throughout the food source. The food may be the remains of an animal or plant.

5
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What are the requirements of fungi?

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And moist environment, a warm environment, a nutrient source. (Fungi do not require a Light source)

6
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What are parasitic fungi?

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Fungi which feed from other animals

7
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What is the name of the fungus that produces penicillin?

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Penicillium

8
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What are antibiotics?

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A product made by one microorganism to kill off another microorganism, only bacteria.

9
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How is penicillin made?

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The large-scale production of penicillin takes place in industrial fermenters. Penicillin is a secondary metabolic product as it is made by the penicillium fungi.

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