Chapter 12 Flashcards
The molds are the fungi biggest competitor for what?
Food
What is the study of fungi?
Mycology
What are some type of fungi?
Yeast, mushrooms, athletes foot, mold, cheese
Fungi lack specialized organelles for what?
Digestion
What is fungi cell wall made of?
Chitin
Are fungi autotrophs or heterotrophic
Heterotrophic
Most fungi carry on external or internal digestion?
External
How does the fungi digest things?
Secretion of enzymes which digest food into soluble form outside the organism
Most fungi are composed of slender filaments called?
Hyphae
What type of hyphae is intertwined and are visible without magnification?
Mycelia
Hyphae that are embedded in the thing it grows on, and gives support and secretes digestive enzymes
Rhizoids
Hyphae of parasitic fungi perforate the hat to obtain nutrients
Haustoria
Hyphae that’s not embedded in the medium. Get oxygen produce spores and spread the fungus
Aerial hyphae
Aerial hyphae that produce spores
Sporophores
Hyphae thatre aerial and connect groups of hyphae together
Stolons