Chapter 22.2 Flashcards
What characteristics do chytrids share with protists? With fungi?
Protists- unicellular, produces spores (gametes) with flagella
Fungi- chitin, digest food outside of body, most produce hyphae, have spores
Where do chytrids live and how do they get food?
Most aquatic, some in moist places on land
Most saprobes, some parasites (frogs)
What are chytrids?
Aquatic fungi that provide clues about the evolution of fungi
What are zygote fungi named for?
Sexual reproductive structures that produce zygotes inside a tough capsule (zygosporangium)
Where are the spores of zygote fungi released from?
Sporangia
What is the sexual and spore releasing parts of sac fungi?
An ascus produces spores, full structure is an ascocarp
What are the specialized hyphae that produce spores in sac fungi, how many spores?
Conidiophores, 8
What is an example of a zygote fungi?
Bread mold
What is an example of sac fungi? (6)
Yeast, truffles, morels, Dutch elm disease, chestnut blight, penicillin
What is the sexual structure and spore producing structure of club fungi, and how many spores do they produce?
Basidiocarp, basidium, 4
What are three examples of club fungi?
Mushroom, puff ball, bracket
What is odd about the reproduction of club fungi?
Asexual reproduction is rare
