fungi

Question 1

what are the 3 main divisions of fungi?

Answer 1

ALL 3 END IN MYCETES
1. basidomycetes
2.ascomycetes
3. zygomycetes
basido, asco, zygo - mycetes

Question 2

What kinds of fungi are basidiomycetes?

Answer 2

some moulds,mushrooms and FEW yeast

Question 3

what kind of fungi are ascomycetes?

Answer 3

mould yeast & SOME mushrooms

Question 4

what kind of fungi are zygomycetes ?

Answer 4

mould only

Question 5

what are the sexual & asexual spores of Basidiomycetes?

Answer 5

sexual - basidospores
asexual-condium

Question 6

what are the sexual & asexual spores of ascomycetes?

Answer 6

sexual-ascospore
asexual-condium

Question 7

What are the spores of zygomycetes ?

Answer 7

sexual-zygospores
asexual-sporangiospores

Question 8

what are the two main type of fungi infections?

Answer 8

1. dermatophytes
   2.systemic fungi

Question 9

what do dermatophytes attack and why?

Answer 9

they attack the skin
this is because they digest keratin as a nutrient

Question 10

what do dermatophytes cause?

Answer 10

they cause ringworm

Question 11

give an example of a dermatophyte

Answer 11

Pityriasis Versicolor
Yeast that forms hyphae in skin

Question 12

who do fungi normally infect?

Answer 12

immunocompromised patients

Question 13

What is candida?

Answer 13

fungi infection cuased by yeast (GI too)

Question 14

Whats the main reason its hard to find drugs to specifcally target fungal infections?

Answer 14

their eukaryotic
unlike bacteria which is prokaryotes, also drugs affecting fungi also affect the body

Question 15

Whats a basidium?

Answer 15

A section of fungi with sterigmata on the surface which attach to basidiospores which can be realeased to spread the fungi.