Fungal Adaptations

Question 1

What pH is prime for fungal growth?

Answer 1

pH 5

Question 2

What are the best conditions for fungal growth?

Answer 2

pH 5
low moisture
low nitrogen

Question 3

what is the name of the three diseases that are a threat to plants

Answer 3

Rice Blast Disease
Wheat Stem Rust
Late Potato Blight

Question 4

What is mycorrhizae?

Answer 4

A symbiotic relationship between a fungus and a plant

Question 5

What are the two types of mycorrhizae?

Answer 5

Ectomycorrhiza
- Fungus between root cells, common in forests

Arbuscular mycorrhiza
- Fungus that invades root cells, common in grasslands and tropical ecosystems