Fungi Flashcards
Fungi basic traits
"myco" and "mycetes" can be uni or multi Domain: Eukarya Eukaryotes Heterotrophs; absorb nutrients from environment Essential decomposers Cell walls made of chitin
Multicellular fungi are…
Filamentous
Hyphae
Single filament
Mycelium
Mass of interconnected hyphae
Mycorrhizae
Mutualistic symbiosis with plants
Commercial roles of fungi
food source, food production, antibiotic production, medicine
Ecological roles of fungi
Decomposers, pathogens, mycorrhizae
Zygomycetes (give example)
Found on food
Resistant to freezing and drying
Common bread mold
Ex: Rhizopus stolonifer
Ascomycetes (give 2 examples)
Sac fungi
Ex: Peziza (spores produced)
Ex: Penicillium
Basidiomycetes
Mushrooms
Spores produced on gills
Lichens
Symbiotic relationship between fungus & a photosynthetic microorganism
Can be found on tree bark
Zone of inhibition
a circular area around the spot of the antibiotic in which the bacteria colonies do not grow
(Large zones of inhibition indicate that the organism is susceptible, while small or no zone of inhibition indicate resistance)
Types of lichens
foliose, crustose, and fruticose
Foliose
leaflike in both appearance and structure
Crustose
“crust-like”
They are tightly attached to or embedded in their substrate, and have no lower cortex.
