Fungi: Mushrooms, Toadstools, Molds, Yeasts, and Other Fungi (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780778753759)

There are hundreds of thousands of different known fungi with many still to be discovered and developed. This interesting book features an examination of the four major groups: yeasts, toadstools, chytrids, and bread molds. Key characteristics of fungi are highlighted, such as spore production, fungi's need to feed, and their use of long, branching cells known as hyphae to absorb nutrients from the environment. Special sections explore such varieties as saprophytes, which feed on dead and decaying matter; parasites, which often do considerable harm to other species; and species that form mutualistic relationships with other species to form composite organisms, such as lichen. Case histories involving fungi include penicillin and the fight against disease, and genetically modified (GM) products in food technology.

Author: Judy Wearing
ISBN-10: 0778753751
ISBN-13: 9780778753759
Publisher: Crabtree Classics
Language: English
Published: 01/15/2010
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 11.12h x 8.72w x 0.32d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 136036 / Fungi: Mushrooms, Toadstools, Molds, Yeasts, and Other Fungi


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 04/01/2010 pg. 113