What is the economic importance of fungi? Name at least 10 products made utilizing fungi. What will be an ideal response?


Concepts to Consider: They can cause disease and therefore are important in human medicine and
agriculture; yeasts are used to produce bread, beer, wine; production of soy sauce; various cheeses
such as blue cheese and Brie; edible mushrooms; production of antibiotics and other drugs.

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(a) sensory. (b) motor. (c) interneurons. (d) both a and b.

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A _______________ is a region where all of the rain eventually flows into a specific river

a. groundwater region b. residence time zone c. sublimation area d. watershed

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The location of the heart's pacemaker is a specialized region of cardiac muscle called the

A) atrioventricular node. B) sinoatrial node. C) right atrium. D) left ventricle.

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Select the answer that best completes the following statement: Chemical reactions in living systems occur in an ____________ environment, within a narrow range of temperatures

(a) optimal (b) organic (c) extracellular (d) aqueous

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