9.3.A - Useful Fungi
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What is one beneficial use of fungi in food production?
💡 Hint: Think of how bread rises.
Name a harmful effect of fungi.
💡 Hint: Consider skin infections.
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What role do fungi like Saccharomyces cerevisiae play in industry?
💡 Hint: Think of how yeast affects bread.
True or False: Mycorrhizae are harmful fungi that inhibit plant growth.
💡 Hint: Remember what mycorrhizae do for plants.
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Discuss how mycorrhizae improve the efficiency of agricultural practices and reduce the need for chemical fertilizers.
💡 Hint: Think about the benefits to soil and plant health.
Evaluate the economic impacts of diseases caused by fungi on food supply chains.
💡 Hint: Consider the larger effects on both local and global scales.
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