Ch:12 Fungi

Question 1

In fungi, energy is stored in the form of _______.

Answer 1

Glycogen

just like us

Question 2

Some fungi are saprobes. What is a saprophytic fungus?

Answer 2

Decomposer of non-living organic material

Question 3

Fungi, in all cases, rely on ___(2 words)___ and absorption.

Answer 3

extracellular digestion

Question 4

The study of fungi is referred to as ____.

Answer 4

Mycology

Question 5

Fungi are needed for ______ of organic material.

Answer 5

decomposition

Question 6

A ______ is the mutualistic association of a fungus and cyanobacterium or a photosynthetic alga such as green algae.

Answer 6

Lichen

Fungus + bacteria = lichen

Question 7

For the DAT, just know if you see “mycetes” you are dealing with a ______.

Answer 7

Fungus

Question 8

How do fungi reproduce?

Answer 8

Asexually by budding or by spores and sexually

Question 9

In the ______ we see a specialized hypha that bears a spore sac called a ________. These spores within this structure give rise to a new mycelium… hyphae grow from these mycelium.

Answer 9

Zygospore, sporangium

Question 10

A fungal hyphae can also associate with a plant root and is called a _________.

Answer 10

Mycorrhizae

(plant-fungus = mycorrhizae)

(Fungus-bacteria = Lichen) (or fungus-green algae)

Question 11

How are fungi beneficial to humans?

Answer 11

They produce antibiotics like penicillin

Question 12

Mitosis usually gives us two separate cells, each possessing its own nucleus, cytoplasm, and cell membrane. However, sometimes, cell division does not to cytokinesis. The result is called _____ in animals or _____ in plants

Answer 12

Synctium = animals

Coenocyte = plants