Word Search – There’s a Fungus Among Us!

(bǝ si dē ǝ spȯr): A spore produced by one of a group of fungi that includes mushrooms, shelf fungi, rusts, and smuts.

(fǝŋ gǝs): (plural: fungi or funguses) Any of a kingdom of living things (such as molds, rusts, mildews, smuts, and mushrooms) that lack chlorophyll, are parasitic or live on dead or decaying organic matter, and were formerly considered plants.

(gȯl): An abnormal growth of plant tissue usually due to fungi or insect parasites.

(jēn): A part of DNA, or sometimes RNA, that is usually located on a chromosome and that contains chemical information needed to control or influence an inherited bodily trait or activity (like eye color or metabolism) or that influences or controls the activity of another gene or genes.

(in äk yǝ lā shǝn): The act or an instance of inoculating, which is introducing material (as a vaccine) into a body or living thing to protect against or treat a disease.

(mȯr ta lǝ tē): The number of deaths in a given time or place.

(ri zis tǝn(t)s): The ability to withstand the force or effect of something (like a disease).

(sēd ȯr chǝrd): A place where trees are planted for the purpose of harvesting seeds.

(sēd liŋ): A young plant grown from a seed.

(sǝ sep tǝ bǝl): (1) Having little resistance to something, like a disease or infection; (2) easily affected.