Block C 1 Flashcards

fungal cell biology

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1
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most fungi are multicellular forming a network called

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hyphae

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2
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hyphae that extend above the surface can produce asexual spores called

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conidia

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3
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conidia are often what

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pigmented and resistant to drying

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4
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what are the compacted tufts that hyphae called

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mycelia

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5
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what are most fungal cell walls made of

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chitin

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6
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what helps plant roots to obtain phosphorus

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mycorrhizae

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7
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some fungi produce macroscopic reproductive structures called

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fruiting bodies

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8
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2 examples of fruiting bodies

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mushrooms and puffballs

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9
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what can mycoses in humans range from

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athletes foot to histoplasmosis

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10
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how do most fungi reproduce and how many forms

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asexual
3 forms

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11
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what are the 3 forms that fungi reproduce by

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-growth and spread of hyphal filaments
-asexual reproduction of spores
-simple cell division

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12
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how do fungi sexual spores originate

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fusion of 2 haploid cells to form a diploid cell
(ascospores, basidiospores, zygospores)

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13
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what are spores resistant to

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drying
heating
freezing
chemicals

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14
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what is earliest fungal linage thought to be

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chytridomycetes
global amphibian declines- chytrids

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15
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where are chytrids found

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moist soil and freshwater

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16
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what has batrachochytrium been implicated in

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massive die off of amphibians

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17
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key genera of chyriodiomycetes

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allomyces
bactrachochytrium

18
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what are zygomycetes primarily known for

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food spoilage

19
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where are zygomycetes commonly found

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in soil and decaying plant material

20
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what are all zygomycetes

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coenocytic
zygospores

21
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what are microsporidia

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unicellular
obligate parasites

22
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what do microsporidia often infect

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immune compromised individuals

23
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what is a representative form of zygospores

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rhizopus stolonifer (black bread mould)
microsporidia

24
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what are glomermycetes

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small group of fungi that have major ecological importance

25
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what do all species of glomermycetes form with the roots of herbaceous plants

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endomycorrhizae

26
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what do arbuscular mycorrhiza do

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help capture nutrients for plants

27
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how do all glomeromycetes reproduce

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asexually

28
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key genera of ascomycetes

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saccharomyces
candida
aspergillus

29
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diversity of ascomycetes

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bakers yeast to common mould

30
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where are ascomycetes found

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in aquatic and terrestrial environments

31
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what do ascomycetes do

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decompose dead plant material
some are lichen symbionts

32
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shape of saccharomyces cerevisae

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spherical to oval
cell division through budding

33
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what is the name given to the sexual reproduction that saccharomyces cerevisiae do

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mating

34
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how many mating types do saccharomyces cerevisiae carry out

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2

35
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what is the name given to the mechanism that switched ascomycete yeast from a to a

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cassette

36
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reproduction mechanism of mushrooms and other basidiomycetes

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vegetative and sexual

37
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key genera of mushrooms and other basidiomycetes

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agaricus
amanita

38
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what type of growth do hyphals go through

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exponential

39
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what is the spitzenkorper

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structure found in fungal hyphae that is the organizing centre for hyphal growth and morphogenesis

40
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what is one of the most important groups for organisms for nutrient cycling

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fungi

41
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what are fungi important for

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biotechnologically and industrially important