Chapter 22 -2 Flashcards
Zygospores form as?
food is depleted
Hyphae from different strains (+&-) fuse to form?
diploid zygote
What are zygospores covered with?
protective protein coat
Phylum Ascomycota aka?
the sac fungi
Phylum Ascomycota contains?
morels, yeasts, penicillium, peziza
75% of known fungi species are apart of the?
phylum ascomycota
Sexual ascospores form in?
asci sacs on ascocarps
Asexual ascospores form in?
pod-like conidia supported by condiophores at the end of hyphae filaments
Penicillin was discovered by who in what year?
Alexander Fleming, 1928
What does penicillin do?
digestive enzymes either kill or deter growth of bacteria
What makes roquefort blue cheese?
penicillium roquefortil
What are the characteristics of yeast?
single celled
some are parasitic (candida)
Yeast reproduces asexually by?
budding
Yeast reproduces sexual by?
cell fusion in an ascus
What does yeast do?
ferments sugars
produces alcohol & carbon dioxide