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  1. Name two ways plants are different from fungi. fungi are heterotrophs and have a cell wall made of chitin
  2. What is the purpose of the cell wall in fungi? to protect the cell
  3. What are two reasons fungi are hard to see? many are microscopic and those that are not live in hard to find places
  4. How are hyphae related to mycelia? mycelia are bunched up hyphae
  5. How is parasitism different from mutualism? in parasitism, one organism benefits while the other is harmed, but in mutualism, both organism benefits
  6. What would be a benefit of getting food through mutualism instead of parasitism? if the parasite kills the host, the parasite will have to find a new host or it will die too, but if both organisms benefit, they can stay together
  7. How do some fungi help ants? by helping them digest cellulose
  8. How do fungi eat nematodes? they wrap their mycelia around them and inject toxins
  9. Why is spore production asexual reproduction? it requires only one parent
  10. What makes haploid and diploid cells different? haploid cells have half the organisms genetic material while diploid cells have all of it
  11. How would the soil be different if there were no fungi? dead material would pile up and the soil would be less able to grow new organisms
  12. What are two ways humans use fungi? to eat and to create antibiotics
  13. Why are protists sometimes thought of as a “junk-drawer” kingdom? they don’t fit well into any kingdom
  14. What is one thing true of all protists? they are all eukaryotes
  15. What are the three major groups of protists? animal-like, plant-like, and fungus-like
  16. How are protozoa classified? by the way they move
  17. How does an amoeba move? it puts out an extension called a false foot, or psuedopoda, which pulls the rest of the protist along
  18. In what way is a plant-like protist similar to a plant? they both are autotrophs that undergo photosynthesis
  19. How do most fungus-like protists reproduce? spore production
  20. What are three ways people use protists? in industry, in medical research, and in waste treatment facilities

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