C5 Flashcards
Algae produce energy by
photosynthesis.
are an important source of food, iodine, fertilizers, emulsifiers, and stabilizers and gelling agents for jams and culture media.
Algae
are non-photosynthetic, eukaryotic organisms.
Protozoa
one genus of algae, is a very rare cause
of human infections
Prototheca
Protozoa do not have cell walls, but some possess a thickened cell membrane called, which serves
the same purpose – protection.
CYST
A typical protozoan life cycle has two stages
trophozoite and a cyst
is the motile, feeding, dividing stage
trophozoite
is the nonmotile, dormant, survival stage
cyst
The study of fungi is called
mycology
scientists who
study fungi are called
mycologists
Fungal cell walls contain a polysaccharide called
Chitin
Some fungi are unicellular, while others grow as filaments called
hyphae
Hyphae intertwine to form a mass called a
mycelium
There are two general categories of spores
*Sexual spores
*Asexual spores (also called conidia)
Individual yeast cells, also referred to as
- can be observed only using a microscope
blastospores or blastoconidia
Yeasts usually reproduce by
budding
A string of elongated buds is known as a
pseudohypha
(not really a hypha)
are often seen in water and soil and growing on food.
Moulds
Moulds produce cytoplasmic filaments called
hyphae
extend above the surface of
whatever the mould is growing on
Aerial hyphae
hyphae grow beneath the surface
Vegetative
are fungal infections of the
outermost areas of the human bodyhair, nails, and
epidermis.
Superficial mycoses
are fungal infections of the living
layer of the skin, the dermis.
Cutaneous mycoses
are fungal infections of the
dermis and underlying tissues (e.g., Madura foot).
Subcutaneous mycoses
are fungal infections of the
internal organs of the body.
Systemic mycoses
When grown in vitro at body temperature dimorphic fungi grow as yeasts and produce yeast
colonies.
(37C)
When grown in vitro at room temperature, dimorphic fungi exist as moulds, producing mould
colonies.
(25C)
Lichens and slime moulds are classified as
protists