Fungi Flashcards
1
Q
Cell walls in fungi are made of what?
A
Chitin.
2
Q
What are hyphae?
A
Lomg slender filaments that make up multicellular fungi.
3
Q
What is mycelium?
A
A mass of hyphae.
4
Q
What is a dikaryon?
A
(1n+1n)
5
Q
What is plasmogamy?
A
Fusion of cytoplasm.
6
Q
What is karyogamy?
A
Fusion of nuclei.
7
Q
What are basidia?
A
club-shaped reproductive structures.
8
Q
What are ascus?
A
Saclike reproductive structures.
9
Q
What are the 6 groups that make up the fungi kingdom?
A
- Blastocladiomycota
- Zygomycota
- Neocallimastigomycota
- Chytridiomycota
- Glomeromycota
- Basidiomycota- club fungi
- Ascomycota- sac fungi
10
Q
Name one fact about Blastocladiomycota.
A
- Alternation of generations
- Capable of growing on pollen, keratin, cellulose, and chitin
- Members of catenaria are parasites of nematodes & crustaceans
4.Members of physoderma are plant parasites
11
Q
Name one fact about Zygomycota.
A
- Mostly terrestrial
- Some are parasitic while others are symbiotic
- Exhibit a special cell wall
- Synthesize chitosan instead of chitin
- Produce trisporic acid (important in the initiation of sexual reproduction)
12
Q
Name one fact about Neocallimastigomycota.
A
- Anaerobic fungi
- Lack mitochondria
- Can degrade cellulose
- Found in the guts of herbivores
13
Q
Name one fact about Chytridiomycota
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- One of the earliest living fungal lineages
- Chitin cell walls, flagellum, use glycogen as energy storage
- Aquatic fungi
14
Q
Name one fact about Glomeromycota.
A
- Majority are found in terrestrial environments but others can be found in wetlands.
15
Q
Name one fact about Basidiomycota- club fungi
A
- mushrooms, toadstools, puffballs, and shelf fungi
- Named for basidia, club-shaped reproductive structures
- Agaricomycotina- Devil’s fingers. jelly fungi, toadstools, sulfur shelf, clavarioid fungi, corticoid fungi
- Pucciniomycontina- rust-like fungi
- Ustilginomycotina- Many parasitize wheat, barley, and corn