3.3 Kahoot - Fungi Flashcards
Fungi Are Prokaryotic.
False
Fungi are….
Heterotrophic
Do fungi have a cell wall?
yes
Fungal cell walls contain
Chitin
Are Fungi unicellular or multicellular?
Unicellular and multicellular
What are hyphae?
threadlike tubes that makes up bodies of multicellular fungi
What is mycelium?
an underground body made of hyphae
What is a fruiting body?
the reproductive structure of a fungus.
What is the function of a fruiting body of fungi?
produce spores
Organisms that get their nutrition from dead organisms are called ____________.
saprophyte
Fungi secrete what to help with external digestion?
enzymes
Fungi are classified by _____
Mode of reproduction
The cordyceps fungi is an example of what type of nutrition for fungi?
Parasitic
What do Cordyceps fungi do to their hosts?
Makes the host go to a good location to release more spores.
Mycorrhiza are ……..
Symbiotic association between fungus & roots of higher plants
what is true about the effects Mycorrhiza bring to plant
the plant is greater able to take up more nutrients
What is a composite organism?
an organism that depends on the relationship between two species
A lichen is a composite organism consisting of a symbiotic relationship between fungi and ____________.
algae
What function does the fungi serve in the lichen?
It provides protection and minerals
Saprophyte means that an organism…
eats only dead things
What is “budding”?
asexual reprduction
What is “fragmentation”?
a new organism growing from the pieces of a parent
What are spores?
cells with genetic material that can grow into organisms.
How many sets of chromosomes does a haploid cell have? The types of cells that are haploid
1; gametes
How many sets of chromosomes does a diploid cell have?
2n
_______ are the only fungi with flagellated spores.
Chytrids
Most chytrids are unicellular.
True
Which of these is in the Phylum Zygomycota?
black bread mould
Fungi in the phylum Zygomycota produce thick-walled zygospores when_______.
conditions are unfavorable
How are zygospores formed?
When two hyphae of opposite strains fuse
what do the glomeromycota receive from the trees they associate with?
carbohydrates
Ascomycota is also called club fungi.
False
The above ground visible structure of Ascomycota is called:
ascocarp
Which of these is in the Phylum Ascomycota?
truffles
Basidiomycota is also called club fungi.
True
Basidiomycota primarily reproduce through what kind of reproduction?
Sexual
Which of these is in the Phylum Basidiomycota?
puffballs
Sexual reproduction in Basidiomycota results in the production of
basidiospores.
What part of the mushroom holds the basidia?
gills
What part of the mushroom protects the gills and spores?
Cap
What fungi causes disease in frogs?
chytrids
What phylum do most yeasts belong to?
Ascomycota
In fermentation, yeast breaks down sugar into..
Carbon dioxide & alcohol
What fungi causes thrush?
candida albicans
What fungi is used to reduce the chance of organ rejection after surgery?
cyclosporin
What compound derived from fungi is being studied as a treatment for PTSD?
psilocybin
