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Biology Live: Fungi
Record number: 5141
Category: Biology, Microbiology and Pathology
Type: CD-ROM
Description: This CD-ROM introduces fungi and deals with: INTRODUCTION: WHAT ARE FUNGI: Classification and significance of fungi; HOW DO WE RECOGNIZE FUNGI: How fungi differ from plants (lack of chloroplasts/chlorophyll), the Fungi Kingdom, cell structure (cell wall of chitin, characteristics of multicellular fungi, nuclei and cytoplasm, hyphae and mycelium, growth and nutrition, reproductive fruiting bodies, mushrooms); HOW DO FUNGI REPRODUCE: Asexual reproduction (breaking-up of mycelium, spores released by sporangia), sexual reproduction (gametes, zygote, meiosis, genetic variation); WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FUNGI: Four main groups, benficial uses (breadmaking, cheese, penicillin), harmful effects (potato blight, parasites). The CD-ROM includes a quiz to test students? understanding and other additional learning aids.
Comments & References: Suitable for GCSE and KS 3/4 students. System requirements: 16 MB RAM, X2-speed CD-ROM drive; plus: For PC: Pentium or better; Windows 95 or later, 640 X 480 SVGA (256 colours), souns card; For MACINTOSH: 68040/33 MHz or better, System 7.0 or later, 640 X 480 monitor (minimum 256 colours). Printing images and text: images and text may be printed or saved to a file or clipboard for use by teachers or students in multimedia projects. Produced by Clearvue/EAV, USA. Boulton-Hawker products: only available for customers in the UK and Ireland. This CD-ROM can be loaned free of charge for up to two weeks from Boulton-Hawker for preview. Please contact them for further information. See also record numbers 5139 and 5140 in this series.
Computer type: IBM, Macintosh
Price: £39.00 + VAT; 40 % discount if five or more copies of any CD-ROM title are purchased (not for resale). Loan Program: Free of charge Please see the conditions under Comments & References
Version: 1999
Suppliers:
 Boulton-Hawker Films Limited
28 George Street, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 5BG, England
Tel: Int-44-1473-822235
Fax: Int-44-1473-824519
sales@boultonhawker.co.uk
 Meridian Communications
835 Palmer Road, Ashland, Oregon 97520, USA
Tel: Int-1-212-561-1828
Fax: Int-1 954-697-6110
info@MeridianInteractive.com
http://www.meridianinteractive.com
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£39.00 + VAT; 40 % discount if five or more copies of any CD-ROM title are purchased (not for resale). Loan Program: Free of charge Please see the conditions under Comments & References.
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