Fungi

Question 1

Hyphae

Answer 1

Each of the branching filaments that make up the mycelium of a fungus; their purpose is to carry nutrients throughout the fungus.

Question 2

Mycelium

Answer 2

The vegetative part of a fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae responsible for nutrient absorption.

Question 3

Septate Hyphae

Answer 3

Hyphae with cross-walls (septa) separating individual cells.

Question 4

Conectoytic Hyphae

Answer 4

Hyphae without cross-walls, forming a continuous cytoplasmic mass with many nuclei.

Question 5

Alteration of Generations

Answer 5

Fungi sexually reproduce, undergoing a life cycle where they alternate between a haploid (n) and diploid (2n) phase, eventually returning to haploid.

Question 6

Zygomycetes

Answer 6

A group of fungi including bread molds that reproduce by forming zygospores.

Question 7

Ascomycetes

Answer 7

A group of fungi characterized by the presence of sac-like structures (asci) that contain spores, often with gills on the inside for spore production.

Question 8

Basidiomycetes

Answer 8

A group of fungi including shelf fungi, toadstools, and most mushrooms, with spores produced in gills under the cap.

Question 9

Yeast

Answer 9

Unicellular fungi, often single-celled, capable of mobile growth.

Question 10

Spore

Answer 10

A reproductive cell or multicellular structure that is resistant to unfavorable environmental conditions and can develop into a new organism.