Fungi: Mushrooms, Toadstools, Molds, Yeasts, and Other Fungi

by Judy Wearing

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778753751
• ISBN13: 9780778753759
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.7" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9