4.1 Fungal Diseases

Question 1

Where can fungal diseases cause devastation?

Answer 1

In plants

Question 2

Are fungi prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

Answer 2

Eukaryotic

Question 3

Most are multicellular but some single like what?

Answer 3

Yeast

Question 4

Many are saprophytes what do these do?

Answer 4

Feed on dead matter

Question 5

How do they obtain their energy?

Answer 5

Extra cellular digestion

Question 6

Fungi spread rapidly by producing what?

Answer 6

Spores

Question 7

What is a fungi’s mode of action?

Answer 7

Digest living cells and destroy them

Question 8

Give an example of a fungal disease in humans:

Answer 8

Athletes foot

Question 9

(Athletes foot) rash caused by a fungus usually appearing where?

Answer 9

Toes

Thrive in warm dark places

Question 10

(Athletes foot) what is the fungus causing it?

Answer 10

Tinea pedis

Question 11

(Athletes foot) what does it do to the skin?

Answer 11

Makes it dry
Sore 
Cracked 
Red 
Soggy 
Scaly

Question 12

(Athletes foot) how does the infection spread?

Answer 12

Scratching infected skin and touching other areas of the body
Others touching infected skin or contaminated surfaces

Question 13

(Athletes foot) how is it treat?

Answer 13

Antifungals

Question 14

Give an example of a fungal disease in animals:

Answer 14

Ringworm

Question 15

(Ringworm) spreads by what?

Answer 15

Direct contact with infected animal

Question 16

(Ringworm) what are the symptoms?

Answer 16

Grey areas of skin circular and slightly raised

Mainly on eyes ears and back

Question 17

(Ringworm) how is it treat and controlled?

Answer 17

Medication onto lesion
Disinfecting environment
Vaccination

Question 18

Give an example of a fungal disease in plants:

Answer 18

Black Sigatoka

Question 19

(Black Sigatoka) spots appear on the surface of the lead which grow into what?

Answer 19

Streaks

Question 20

(Black Sigatoka) what happens to the streaks?

Answer 20

Darken and enlarge

Question 21

(Black Sigatoka) in severe cases large areas of leaves become what?

Answer 21

Blackened or water soaked

Question 22

(Black Sigatoka) significant reductions of what?

Answer 22

Leaf surface area

Question 23

(Black Sigatoka) causes premature ripening and what?

Answer 23

Defects in fruit

Question 24

(Black Sigatoka) how is it treat or controlled?

Answer 24

Chemical controls

Removal of infected leaves