Algae And Lichen Flashcards
1
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Kingdom Fungi
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- once thought to be plants
- more closely related to animals than plants
2
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Eukaryotes
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Fungi falls into eukaryotes
3
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Fungi
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- mostly multicellular (except yeasts)
- mostly terrestrial (except cherries)
- cells walls - chitin (polysaccharides)
*Hyphae -fungal filaments - Mycelium- mass of hyphae
4
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Chitin
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Polysaccharide- same material as exoskeleton in kingdom animalia
5
Q
Hyphae
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Fungal filaments connected by sceptae
6
Q
Chytrids
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Fungal species found in aquatic environment
Can damage amphibians
7
Q
Yeast cell
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Eukaryotic cell, single cell fungi
8
Q
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9
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heterotrophs
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digest food externally and absorb nutrients
Saprophyte
Parasites
Mutually symbiotic
10
Q
Mycelium
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Mass of hyphae
11
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Rhizoids
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12
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Predatory fungus
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Fungal filaments will capture round worms, which are nematodes.
13
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Fairy ring
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R
14
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Pilobus
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Grows out of cow poop
Spores survived digestion
Builds water pressure, fastest speed in nature
Spores shoot out to land in fresh grass, towards the light
15
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Mold
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