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1. where is the mycellum usually hidden 2. how is the way a fungus \"feeds\" dif

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Question

1. where is the mycellum usually hidden
2. how is the way a fungus "feeds" differenct from the way an animal feeds?
3. what does mycorrhiza mean
4. what is the difference between spores and seeds
5. where in the U.S. are edible truffles found?
6. how do ascomycota discharge their spores?
7. what does morchella elata look like
8. what is the common name for zylaria polymorpha?
9. what two organisms make up a lichen
10. what part of the world has attine ants?
11. why do the ants eat fungus rather than leaves?
12. how does the fungus benefit from the relationship
13. what color is otidea leporina?
14. what color and shape is scutellinia?
15. list one edible basidomycete.
16. which basidiomycete has a long yellow stalk and red cap



Explanation / Answer

1. where is the mycellum usually hidden substratum 2. how is the way a fungus "feeds" differenct from the way an animal feeds? fungus absorb organic molecules , from environment / dead organisms etc., 3. what does mycorrhiza mean a symbiotic combination of fungus and plant roots 4. what is the difference between spores and seeds seed is embryonic plant and food material for development spore is small reproductive bodies, male or female gametes 5. where in the U.S. are edible truffles found? usa oregon forests 6. how do ascomycota discharge their spores? becasue of hydrostatic pressure,,,,spores were discharge from sporangiophores 7. what does morchella elata look like honey comb 8. what is the common name for zylaria polymorpha? dead man's finger 9. what two organisms make up a lichen fungus and algae 10. what part of the world has attine ants? new world 11. why do the ants eat fungus rather than leaves? for growing fungus 12. how does the fungus benefit from the relationship food 13. what color is otidea leporina? dark brown 14. what color and shape is scutellinia? red and cup 16. which basidiomycete has a long yellow stalk and red cap