Exam 2 Flashcards
Monokaryotic (n)
cell has one or more haploid nuclei of a single genetic type
Plasmogamy
sexual fusion of cytoplasm of two cells, and followed by karyogamy
Dikaryotic (n+n) “heterokaryotic”
a cell containing genetically different nuclei
Karyogamy
fusion of two nuclei
Hyphae
filaments comprising the body of fungus. chains of connected cells
sexual reproduction of fungi cycle (8)
- meiosis 2. haploid 3. gametes. 4. haploid and monokaryotic 5. plasmogamy 6. haploid and dikaryotic 7. Zygote Karyogamy 8. Diploid
Sexual reproduction may
involve union of (4):
- hyphae
- motile gametes
- male and female gametangia
- female gametangium with motile or non-motile sperm
yeast
single globular cell body type, morphological not taxonomical
mycelium
mass of many hyphae, clustered in one fungal body, located underground
coenocytic
the multinucleate hyphae without cell walls in mycelium
budding
(yeast) mitotic cell division is the common way the fungus exploits a resource-rich environment
asexual spores (mitospores)
spores produced by mitosis
asexual reproduction of fungi cycle
- mycelium 2. mitosis 3. spores 4. germination
modes of asexual reproduction
fragmenation, budding, and asexual spores (mitospores)
two main body forms of fungi
mycelium and yeast
mycelium septate
cell walls separating each successfully arranged cell with a nucleus in mycelium
evolutionary origin of fungi
similarities to animals (3)
opisthokonta eukaryotic supergroup (posterior flagellum).
similarities of animals and fungi:
1. similar DNA sequence for ribosomal RNA involved in protein synthesis
2. motile cells have flagella
3. mannitol and trehalose are similar to storage compounds in animals
distinguishing features of fungi (7)
domain, mode of nutrition, cell walls, _loid nuclei, sexual or asexual spores?
1) Eukaryotic, membrane-bound organelles- ER, vacuoles, and mitochondria
2) Hyphae, apical growth, mycelium, yeast
3) Heterotrophs
4) Cell walls made of chitin and glucans
5) Storage compounds – mannitol, trehalose, glycogen
6) Haploid nuclei
7) Sexual and asexual spores
distinguishing features and evolutionary origins of chytridiomycota (6) cell walls?, single or multicellular?, found where, haploid or diploid, about spores, structure
earliest branch of fungi.
- have chitin and glucans in cell walls
- only true fungi that produce motile flagellated spores
- typically singe-celled
- found on decaying matter in moist soils or aquatic environments or rumen of animals
- anchored to their organic substrates with thin tapering rhizoids
- alternate between two generations: haploid and diploid
distinguishing features and evolutionary origins of zygomycota (5) haploid or diploid, about spores,
second branch of fungi.
- Ceonocyctic (hyphae without septa)
- Haploid only generation (monobiontic)
- Only group to produce large, resting zygospores after karyogamy
- sexual spores produced in large sporangia on stalk
- Rhizopus is the genus for bread mold
distinguishing features and evolutionary origins of glomeromycota (5)
third branch of fungi
- Form mycorrhizae with roots of plants, type of mycorrhizae called VAM
- use arbuscule for symbiotic exchange with plants.
- use vesicles to store lipids
- fossils from devonian period show widespread association between fungi and roots of early plants like in Asteroxylon and Rhynia
- asexual reproduction only
apical growth
they add and grow new cells on the terminal ends of the filaments the apex or the apices
heterotroph
they need pre-formed organic compounds as energy and also as carbon skeletons for biosynthesis of other compounds
chitin
part of cell wall, long chains of glucosamine a nitrogen containing molecule that is derived from glucose
glucan
part of the cell wall, branched polymers of the simple glucose molecule
mannitol
fungi store energy in this sugar alcohol
trehelose
fungi store energy in this disaccharide
rhizoids
long, tapering root-like absorptive. secrete enzymes that break down complex organic material into simpler forms to be absorbed by the fungus
zoospores
asexual vs sexual reproduction
asexual reproduction- with the release of motile zoospores after finding a suitable substrate the diploid asexual zoospores will form dormant cysts.
sexual reproduction- cells of the
diploid fungus body form sporangia and through meiosis form haploid zoospores
they are motile with a single flagellum and appear to be very similar to the flagellated cells of animals so we call them zoospores these
cysts
dormant spores.
asexual zoospores form dormant cysts. cysts germinate to produce another diploid phase body
sexual zoospores? cysts germinate to form a haploid generation spores released from the haploid phase are gametes
coenocytic
lacking partition walls in a filament or hyphen
zygosporangium
in Zygomycota, two different genetic mating types find each other and form gammatangia that then fuse into a zygosporangium
zygospore
in Zygomycota, haploid nuclei from the different mating types fuse or undergo karyogamy in the zygosporangium to form a large zygospore which often forms a large warty surface dormant spore
mycorrhizae
in Glomeromycota, close symbiotic relationships involving fungi and plant roots. mycorrhizae are associated with the vast majority of plants
vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae (VAM)
the type of mycorrhizae formed by fungi of the glomeromycota
vesicle
in Glomeromycota, stores lipids (energy) for fungus
arbuscule
in Glomeromycota, highly branched hypha inside root cell of plant. symbiotic exchange nutrients with the plant and acquire sugars from the plant.
distinguishing features and evolutionary origins of ascomycota
fourth branch of fungi.
ascus!!!
life cycle stages and structures of ascomycota
- how are spores discharged?
- sexual vs asexual
- steps (4)
-spores are discharged from sporocarps passively and actively by wind, hydrostatic pressure and force of a raindrop hitting sporocarp
noted for producing large multicellular structures from coordinated assembly of their hyphae during the sexual phase of their life (sporocarp)
asexual spore production happens during haploid monokaryotic phase
haploid dikaryotic phase- two genetic mating types join their protoplast during plasmogamy
1. after plasmogomy, two haploid nuclei of compatible and different mating types come together fuse and karyogamy to form a diploid nucleus
2. the diploid nucleus undergoes meiosis to form haploid sexual spores
3. the meiotic division which forms four ascospores is followed by a mitotic division to produce eight ascospores, in brewers yeast, only form 4 spores
1. haploid dikaryotic in plasmogamy
2. karyogamy to diploid nucleus
3. meiosis to 4 haploid sexual spores
4. mitotic division 8 ascospores
examples of ascomycota
common brewers or baking yeast, ergot fungus- develops perithecium parasitic to cereal crops (ergot disease)- grows on flowers, black truffle- cleistothecium
life cycle stages and structures of basidioimycota
4
producing large multicellular structures from coordinated assembly of their hyphae during the sexual phase of their life (sporocarp)
haploid monokaryotic and haploid dikaryotic
mushroom is haploid and dikaryotic development of basidium, sterigma and basidiospores
a - after karyogamy (the zygote 2n nucleus)
b - after meiosis producing 4 haploid nuclei
c - development of the sterigma and protoplasts to receive the haploid nuclei
d – migration of the 4 haploid nuclei into the external basidiospores
ascocarp
– the ascospore-bearing, multicellular sporocarp of Ascomycota (mushrooms)
ascus
- the “sac” with ascospores Plural - asci
distinguishing feature of ascomycota
apothecium
a fertile region on an ascocarp where the ascii are not covered by sterile fungal tissue at maturity
the asci that contain the spores are open freely to the outside environment as they mature and release their spores
perithecium
a type of fertile region on an ascocarp. a closed structure on the ascocarp where the asci are surrounded and enclosed by sterile mycelial tissue
the sterile wall has a regular means of opening with a slit or pore
cleistothecium
a type of fertile structure, characterized by having sterile tissue that completely encloses the ascii inside but in this case there is no opening that allows the spores to be released to the outside
basidiocarp
a sporocarp produced by a member of the Basidiomycota and which bears basidiosores (mushrooms)
distinguishing features and evolutionary origins of basidiomycota
fifth branch of fungi. sister group with ascomycota- form mushrooms.
2nd largest phylum
1. BASIDIUM!!!
sporocarp
A multicellular body or structure that produces and contains spores. “sporo” = spore; “carp” = fruit… “spore-fruit”
basidiospore
basidium produces 4 haploid spores, produced on outside of spore bearing structure, held up by sterigma
Basidium
a cell in which karyogamy and meiosis take place and which bears external spores, the basidiospores, of sexual origin
sterigma
the spike-like structure on the basidium that supports the external basidiospore
clamp connection
growing haploid dikaryotic hyphae develops clamp connection
clamp branch forms and the two different nuclei when undergoing mitosis distribute themselves on each side of the clamp with one nucleus being returned backwards to ensure that each cell receives one of each type of nucleus as they are added
gilled fungi
basidia form on surface of gills underneath cap to develop basidiospores
fairy ring
sporocarps of gill fungi on occasion grow in large rings across the soil surface, defines the outer margin of the growing mycelium in the soil