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1
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3 Classifications of Fungi

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Yeast, Molds, Mushrooms

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2
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3 fungus-like organisms

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mycota (true fungi)
straminipila
slime molds

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3
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Fungi with flagella (2)

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chytridiomycota

zygomycota

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4
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What are Microsporidia

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unicellular fungi that are obligate intracellular parasites

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5
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5 types of fungi and their distinguishing features

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  1. Chytridiomycota (motile spores w flagella)
  2. Zygomycota (resistant spores during sexual stage)
  3. Glomeromycota (arbuscular mycorrhizae)
  4. Asomycota (spores in sacs – ASCI)
  5. Basidiomycota (fruiting body – BASIDIOCARP)
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6
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What type of fungi is one of the early-branching lineage of Eukarya

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Microsporidia

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7
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Example of a human pathogen from MICROSCPORIDIA

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Enterocystozoan bieneusi

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8
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General Characteristics of a Fungi (5)

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  1. Eukaryotic
  2. Filamentous and unicellular)
  3. All are chemoheterotrophic
  4. Sexual and Asexual Reproduction
  5. Contains a rigid wall (chitin) that is 80-90% polysaccharide
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9
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microscopic, filamentous structures that make up the body of multicellular fungi w apical growth

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Hyphae

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10
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Mass of Hyphae

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Mycelium

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11
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Are all fungi achlorophyllous?

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no chlorophyll

yes

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12
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Are all fungi saprophytic?

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lives off decaying matter

yes

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13
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body/soma of fungi

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Thallus

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14
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2 types of Hyphae based on septation

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Septate - w/ crosswalks/septa along hypha
Aseptate - or COENOCYTIC (lacks septa)

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15
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4 types of Hyphae based on function

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  1. Vegetative
  2. Aerial
  3. Reproductive
  4. Mycelium
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16
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Types of Hyphae based on function

penetrates medium and absorbs food

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Vegetative

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17
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Types of Hyphae based on function

above surface of media

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Aerial

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18
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Types of Hyphae based on function

carry spores

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Reproductive

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19
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Types of Hyphae based on function

collection of hyphae

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mycelium

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20
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4 addition structures of Hyphae

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  1. Haustoria
  2. Rhizoids
  3. Stolon
  4. Ring
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21
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Additional structure of Hyphae

outgrowth of somatic hypha in parasitic fungi

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Haustoria

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22
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Additional structure of Hyphae

root-like structures

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rhizoids

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23
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Additional structure of Hyphae

hypha that connects two rhizoids

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stolon

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24
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Additional structure of Hyphae

formed by nematode-trapping fungi for killing preys

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ring

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25
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Nutrition of Fungi (3)

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chemoheterotrophic
Phagocytic
Saprophytic (feeds on decaying matter)

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26
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4 processes in Saprophytes

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  1. Feed on decaying organic matter
  2. Hyphal tips release enzymes
  3. Enzymes breakdown substrate
  4. Products absorb back into hyphae
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27
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Growth Requirements in terms of :

C source (2)
N source (2)
Temp (2 interval)
pH

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glucose or maltose
organic and inorganic
most @ 0-35 C, but optimal @ 38-39 C
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28
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association between fungi (______) and
algae/cyanobacteria (______)

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mycobiont
photobiont

Lichens

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29
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symbiotic relationship that are used as biomonitors of atmospheric quality

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Lichens

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30
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association between plant roots and fungi

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mycorrhizae

31
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3 types of Lichens

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  1. Apothecium (Sexual; disc-shaped structures)
  2. Soredia (Asexual)
  3. Isidia (finger-like)
32
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3 growth forms of lichens

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  1. Crustose (crusty)
  2. Foliose (leafy)
  3. Fruticose (branched leaves)
33
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Uses of Lichens (4)

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  1. Food
  2. Lichenometry (age determination of rocks)
  3. Biodegradation (degrade polyester resins and accumulate lead and copper)
  4. Production of dyes, pH indicator, antibiotics
34
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Importance of USNIC ACID

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A bioactive compound mainly found as a
secondary metabolite in lichens that suppress tuberculosis

35
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4 methods of asexual reproduction

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  1. Fragmentation
  2. Fission
  3. Budding
  4. Asexual Spores
36
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Frequency of:

  1. Asexual Reproduction
  2. Sexual Reproduction
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  1. Several times during the season
  2. Once a year
37
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Methods of asexual reproduction

hyphae break up into component cells

A

fragmentation

38
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what do you call the cells that are broken down hyphae as a result of fragmentation

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arthrospores

39
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Methods of asexual reproduction

splitting of a cell into 2 daughter cells by constriction

40
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Methods of asexual reproduction

production of small outgrowth from parent cell

41
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Methods of asexual reproduction

most common method

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asexual spore formation

42
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3 major types of asexual spores

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  1. Sporangiospore (born within a sporangium)
  2. Conidiospore (exogenous)
  3. Blastospore (budding spore)
43
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2 types of Sporangiospore

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Zoospore (w flagella)
Aplanospores (nonmotile)

44
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2 types of asexual spores based on spore development

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  1. Thallic
  2. Blastic
45
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Types of asexual spores based on spore development

developed by septation and fragmentation

46
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Types of asexual spores based on spore development

found at tip of hypha and intercalary

47
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What do you call thallic at tip of
1. hyphae
2. intercalary

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  1. arthrospores
  2. chlamydospores
48
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Types of asexual spores based on spore development

developed by budding and swelling

49
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Types of asexual spores based on spore development

single spores or chain of spores

50
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2 types of blastic

A

blastospores & phialospores

51
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3 phases of sexual reproduction

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  1. Plasmogamy (union of protoplasts)
  2. Karyogamy (fusion of nuclei)
  3. Meiosis (reduces chromosomes to haploid)
52
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What should fungi associate with to survive

53
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Examples of sexual reproduction

gametes of complementary mating types

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Planogametic copulation

54
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Examples of sexual reproduction

Gametangia come in contact but do not fuse. Transfer of gametes happen thru fertilization tube

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Gametangial contact

55
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Examples of sexual reproduction

Gametangia fuse and give rise to zygote that develops into ZYGOSPORE

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Gametangial copulation

56
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Examples of sexual reproduction

fusion of somatic cells during plasmogamy

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Somatogamy

57
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Examples of sexual reproduction

fusion of hyphal tips of two complementary mating

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spermatization

58
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Industrial Importance of Fungi (3)

A

wine, bear, cheese

drugs (cortisone and argometeine)

antibiotics

59
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Food Importance of Fungi (3)

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mushrooms
tempeh
soy sauce

60
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Soil Importance of Fungi (1)

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recycles important chemical elements in soil

61
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What do you call HUMAN FUNGAL DISEASES

62
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5 groups of mycoses acc to LEVEL OF ENTRY

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  1. Superficial
  2. Cutaneous
  3. Subcutaneous
  4. Systemic
  5. Opportunistic
63
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TYPE OF MYCOES

fungal infections that affect the skin, hair, and nails

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Superficial

64
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2 examples of Superficial Mycoses

A

Piedras - hair shaft

Tinea versicolor - skin

65
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TYPE OF MYCOES

superficial mycoses that are worse and causes inflammation

66
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Cutaneous vs Superficial Mycoses

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S is milder and hardly noticeable

67
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3 examples of Cutaneous Mycoses

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  1. Tinea barbae - lower face
  2. Tinea pedis - athlete’s foot between the toes
  3. Tinea corporis - ring worm
68
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What specific fungi causes Tinea Corporis?

A

Trichophyton mentagrophytes

69
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TYPE OF MYCOES

affecting the subcutaneous tissues wherein the infection entered the host through open wounds

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Subcutaneous

70
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3 examples of subcutaneous mycoses

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  1. Sporotrichosis
  2. Chromomycosis
  3. Mycetoma
71
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TYPE OF MYCOES

affecting the internal body and can spread throughout. (enters thru inhalation of spores)

72
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3 examples of systemic mycoses

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  1. Cryptococcosis
  2. Histoplasmosis
  3. Coccidioidomycosis
73
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TYPE OF MYCOES

affects people with weakened immune systems

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opportunistic

74
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2 examples of opportunistic mycoses

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Candidiasis
Aspergillosis

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