7th Science Key Terms Fungi Flashcards
The study of fungi.
Mycology
A scientist who studies fungi.
Mycologist
Organisms that do not make their own food.
Heterotrophs
Underground filaments of fungi.
Hyphae
Underground network of hyphae
Mycelium
A chemical that destroys fungus.
Fungicides
Reproductive structure of club fungi.
Basidia
Reproductive system of sac fungi.
Ascus
Reproductive system of zygote fungi.
Zygosporangia
A sac fungus and a photosynthetic green alga or bacterium growing together.
Lichens
Structure formed by plant roots and hyphae woven together.
Mycorrhizae
An association between organisms in which both organisms benefit.
Symbiotic
Stalk of a mushroom
Stipe
Above ground portion of a club fungi.
Mushroom
What is the study of Fungi?
Mycology
What is a scientist who studies fungi?
Mycologist
All fungi are ____________ in the Kingdom of Fungi.
Eukaryotes
All fungi are _________ which means that they do not make their own food.
Heterotrophs
Fungi are mostly ________ organisms.
Multicellular
Fungi are important _________.
Decomposers
Are ALL fungi edible?
No, only some are.
How do most fungi reproduce?
Asexually and sexually
What causes fungi to reproduce sexually?
Only when environmental conditions are unfavorable.
How fungi classified?
By their reproductive structures
What are chemicals used to kill fungi?
Fungicides
Fungi cannot make their own food?
Heterotroph
What are the underground filaments of the fungi that contain cytoplasm and nuclei?
Hyphae
What is the network of hyphae?
Mycelium
List the parts of Fungi.
- Hyphae
- Mycelium
- Cap or fruit body
- Stipe or stem
- Gills
- Ring
- Volva
Name the four Phyla of Fungi.
- Basidiomycota - Club Fungi
- Ascomycota - Sac Fungi
- Zygomycota - Zygote Fungi
- Deuteromycota - Imperfect Fungi
Mushroom is the part growing aboveground which consists of the stalk (stipe) and a flattened cap with gills on the underside of the cap?
Basidiocarp
What is the reproductive structure that produces spores?
Basidia or basidium
Which phyla of fungi are used for food like portobello or shiitake or oyster mushrooms?
Club Fungi
Name some examples of Club Fungi.
- Mushrooms
- Toadstools
- Puffballs
- Bracket fungi
- Shelf fungi
- Stinkhorns
- Rusts and Smuts
Are the reproductive structures that is a sac that forms spores?
Ascus
The antibiotic Penicillin come from the sac fungi _________.
Penicillium mold
What reproduces by budding and is important for making bread?
Yeast
Powdery mildew on shrubs and roses to what?
Can cause damage to plants
What disease has killed many elm trees?
Dutch Elm Disease
Name some examples of Sac Fungi
- Yeast
- Cup Fungi
- Truffles
- Powdery mildew
- Morels
What is the reproductive structures that is a tiny stalk?
Zygosporangia
What does the Zygosporangia produce?
Zygospores
What is Rhizomes stolonifer?
Bread mold
Name some examples of Zygote Fungi.
- Molds
2. Blights
What is used to make soy sauce?
Aspergillus Mold
How do Deuteromycota or Imperfect Fungi reproduce?
Asexually
In the Imperfect Fungi the _______ cycle is not always observed.
“Perfect”
Name an example of an Imperfect Fungi.
Athlete’s Foot Fungus
Name two ways Fungi interact with other organisms.
- Lichens - is a structure formed when fungi and certain other photosynthetic organisms grow together
- Mycotthizae - is a structure formed by plant roots and hyphae woven together.
What is the importance of fungi as decomposers?
Fungi are important part of the environment because they break down dead plant and animal matter. Without dead fungi plant and animal would pile up year after year. Fungi also help break down pollution in soil. Without fungi to destroy it, pollution would build up in the environment.
