Characteristics of Fungi Flashcards
1
Q
Eukaryote (has membrane enclosed nucleus and organelles) and lacks chlorophyll compared to plants
A
Fungi
2
Q
Aerobes (obligate aerobes)
A
Fungi
3
Q
all fungi are considered gram (?)
A
+
4
Q
With chitin on cell wall
A
Fungi
5
Q
Unicellular Cell structure
A
Yeast
6
Q
Multicellular Cell structure
A
Mold
7
Q
Colonies are moist creamy,
opaque and pasty
A
Yeast
8
Q
Colonies are fluffy, cottony,
woolly or powdery
A
Mold
9
Q
Grows at 37degC
A
Yeast
10
Q
Grows at room temperature
(25-27degC)
A
Mold
11
Q
group of hyphae
A
Mycelia
12
Q
(extend above
the surface function for
reproduction)
A
Aerial
13
Q
(absorption or nutrition)
A
Thallus or
vegetative portion
14
Q
causes subcutaneous
mycosis
A
Sporothrix schenckii
15
Q
Dimorphic fungi causing systemic mycosis
A
Histoplasma capsulatum
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Coccidioides immitis
Paracoccidioides braziliense
