Chapter 12: The Eukaryotes study guide Flashcards
How do fungi obtain food and energy?
they are chemoheterotrophs so they decompose and consume organic molecules for food and energy
Are fungi aerobic or anaerobic?
aerobic and facultatively anaerobic (can live without oxygen)
what are the cell walls of fungi made of?
chitin
how do fungi live symbiotically with tree roots? what is the term for fungi that have this relationship?
they break down nutrients to make easier for tree to use
tree roots in return provide nutrients for fungi
mycorrhiza
how do fungi reproduce?
through spores
where can you find fungi symbiotically living?
within tree roots
how do fungi live symbiotically with tree roots? what is the term for fungi that have this relationship?
they break down nutrients to make easier for tree to use
tree roots in return provide nutrients for fungi
mycorrhiza
What are the vegetative and reproductive structures of mold?
What is a coencytic mold?
no septa, long cells with many nuclei
What is a conidia?
ASEXUAL
- unicellular or multicellular
spore that is not enclosed in a sac.
- In a chain at the end of a conidospore
What is a sporangia? Are they sexual or asexual?
ASEXUAL
- formed within a sporangium or sac
-At the end of aerial hypha called sporangiophore.
Whats a zygospores?
SEXUAL
fusion of to similar gametes
Know some details of each of the three examples of fungi (genera) that we covered in the
lecture. (Aspergillus, Rhizopus and Valley Fever)
How does yeast grow compared to a mold?
Yeast is single cellular that reproduce asexually through mitosis. Most common form called “budding.”
when do yeast primarily use sexual reproduction?
when nutrient deprived
What is an example of a budding yeast?
Saccharomyces (brewers yeast)
When do pathogenic dimorphic fungi grow as a yeast instead of as a mold?
Temperature dependent
37 °C : yeast-like
25 °C: mold-like
What is a lichen?
Combination of green alga and a fungus