Grade 6 Science & Technology · Strand 1: Living things and the Environment · Fungi
Introduction to Fungi
A short Grade 6 Science & Technology lesson for the CBE curriculum, part of Living things and the Environment: Fungi. Learn it on any phone with notes and slides, then check yourself with a quick quiz and earn XP. This lesson is free.
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1. Why can fungi not make their own food by photosynthesis?
- A. They are classified as animals
- B. They do not contain green chlorophyll
- C. They only live in water
- D. They have too many spores
2. After the rains, Wanjiru sees mushrooms growing on a rotting log in a shady, damp part of Kakamega Forest. How are the mushrooms getting their food?
- A. By absorbing nutrients from the dead wood
- B. By making sugar from sunlight
- C. By catching small insects
- D. By taking in nutrients through green leaves
3. Which of these is a single-celled fungus that makes dough rise when baking bread and mandazi?
- A. Puffball
- B. Toadstool
- C. Yeast
- D. Bracket fungus
4. Which place is best for moulds to grow?
- A. Dry maize kept in a sunny, airy place
- B. Poorly dried maize cobs stored in a dark, damp kitchen
- C. A bare, dry rock in the open sun
- D. Clean, dry metal tins
5. What name is given to the tiny seed-like particles that fungi use to reproduce?
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