#10 - Kingdom Fungi Flashcards
What shows incredible amounts of biodiversity in the kingdom fungi?
Life cycle strategies, morphologies, habitats
What are the two types of examples of fungi based on cellular organization?
Unicellular: Yeast, Multicellular: Mushrooms
What do fungal cells have in their cell walls?
Chitin
How do fungi differ from plants in terms of cell wall composition?
Fungi have chitin, while plants have cellulose
To which group are fungi more similar: animals or plants?
Animals
What type of nutrition do fungi exhibit?
Heterotrophic
How do fungi absorb external food?
By excreting enzymes into the environment
What is the underground root system of fungi called?
Mycelium
What are the various sections that make up mycelium and the fruiting body?
Hyphae
What is the term for the outer shell of a mushroom?
Fruiting body
How do fungi reproduce: sexually, asexually, or both?
Both
What is the method of sexual reproduction in fungi involving thick outer coverings spread by wind?
Spores
What is the method of asexual reproduction in fungi that involves simple cell division?
Mitosis
Fill in the blank: Asexual reproduction in fungi can occur through _______.
Fragmentation
What is the asexual reproduction method where a new organism grows from the body of the parent and detaches?
Budding
What is another method of asexual reproduction in fungi that involves thick outer coverings dispersed by air currents?
Spores
