Chapter 5 - The History of Eukaryotes Flashcards
Eukaryotes first appeared approximately ___ _______ years ago
2 billion
Evidence suggests evolution from prokaryotic organisms into eukaryotic organisms occurred via _____________
Endosymbiosis
Eukaryotic organelles originated from prokaryotic cells trapped ______ them
Inside
Always unicellular
Protozoa
May be unicellular or multicellular
Fungi or algae
Multicellular except reproductive stages
Helminths (animals with unicellular egg or larva forms)
What are the four kingdoms of fungi?
- Division Zygomycota
- DIvision Ascomycota
- Division Basidiomycota
- Microsporidia
Zygote fungi
Division Zygomycota
- Rhizopus
Sac fungi
Division Ascomycota
- Morchella, Sacchoromyces, Penecillium
Club fungi
Division Basidiomycota
- Coprinus, Agaricus
How many species of fungi are there?
100,000
100,000 species of fungi can be divided into what 2 groups?
- Macroscopic fungi
- mushrooms, puffballs, gill fungi - Microscopic fungi
- molds, yeasts
Majority of fungi are __________ or ________l; a few have cellular specialization
Unicellular or colonial
Microscopic fungi exist in what two morphologies?
1 Yeast
2. Hyphae
Characterized by its round ovoid shape, mode of asexual reproduction
Yeast
Long filamentous fungi or molds
Hyphae
Some fungi exist in either form yeast or hyphae
- Characteristic of some pathogenic molds
Dimorphic
- All are heterotrophic
- Majority are harmless saprobes living off dead plants and animals
- Some are parasites, living on the tissues of other organisms, but none are obligate
- Growth temperature 20o-40oC
- Extremely widespread distribution in many habitats
Fungi
Most grow in loose associations or colonies
Fungi
Soft, uniform texture and appearance
Yeast
Mass of hyphae called mycelium; cottony, hairy, or velvety texture
Filamentous fungi
Cottony, hairy, or velvety texture
Mycelium