fungi Flashcards

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characteristics of fungus

A

multicellular
eukaryotes
cell walls contain chitin
heterotrophic saprobes

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2
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how do they reproduce

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sexually and asexually

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3
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name of fungi with cross walls? without?

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separate fungi, coenocytic fungi

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4
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divisions of fungib

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zygomycota
ascomycota
basidomycota
deuteromycota

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5
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what is found in the cell walls?

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chitin

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6
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names of spores formed in ascomycota

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sexual - ascospores
asexual - coindia

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7
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spores in basidiomycota (hint: 1)

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basidiospores

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8
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reproductive cells in basidiomycota

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basidia - found in the gills of mushrooms

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9
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do basidiomycota reproduce sexually to asexually

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usually sexually

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10
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do zygomycota repoduce sexually or asexually? how is this process?

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usually asexually
under less favourable conditions they will reproduce sexually to form a zygospore which will can dormant until conditions are better

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11
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where are conidia formed

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in chains at the tops of specialized reproductive hyphae

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12
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what is budding

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a smaller cell seperation g from a larger parent cell

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13
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what is fragmentation

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a piece of mycelium breaking off to from a new individual

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