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Hodgson- monerans, protists, fungi
monerans, protists, fungi
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Science
7th Grade
10/22/2014

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Are all fungi eukaryotes that are ntoe animals, plants, or protists?
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True
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Scientists used to think that fungi were plants. (T/F)
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True
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Name three different kinds of fungi
Definition
yeast, mold, mushrooms, sac fungi, club fungi, imperfect fungi, and zygote fungi
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What is one important role of fungi?
Definition

To decompose materials

Add nutrients to the soil

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What is the main difference between fungi and plants?
Definition

Fungi do not have roots, stems, or leaves

All reproduce by spores

Fungi are consumers

Fungi are heterotrophs

Term
What best allows fungi to be able to to absorbe large amounts of nutrients?
Definition
the large surface area of fungi.
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Where do most fungi live?
Definition
under decaying logs, inside other organisms, or deep in the soil
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How many different species of fungi are thought to exist?
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about 1.5 million
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Fungi are essential members of all ecosystems.  What best describes the role of fungi in ecosystems?
Definition
Decomposers- the fungi feeds on the remains of organisms
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Whick eukaryotes are heterotrophs?

~plants and animals

~plants and fungi

~fungi and animals

~fungi and protists

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Fungi and animals
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Protists are organisms that have a ______________
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Nucleus
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They can move in three ways:
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pseudopod, cilia, or flagella
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What is a pseudopod?
Definition
an extension of the cytoplasm to help the oraganism move (false foot)
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What is cilia?
Definition
tiny hairlike structures that move back and forth causing an organism to move forward.
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What is a flagella
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A whiplike structure that causes and organism to move.
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Some protists can make thier own food, what is this?
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Producers
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Some protists have to get their own food. These are called ____________
Definition
consumers
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There are three main groups of protists:
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animal like

plant like

fungus like

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Monerans are _____________________ organimsms.
Definition
single celled
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There are two types of monerans:
Definition
bacteria and eubacteria
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Some monerans can be harmful by producing ___________ which are poisons.
Definition
toxins
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One way to prevent bacteria from harming us is through the process of _______________________ which is heating liquids up to a very high temperature and then cooling them quickly.
Definition
pasteurization
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Protists are _______________ which means "true kernal"
Definition
Eukaryotes
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