Fungi

Question 1

Fungi colonize diverse habitats

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form seawater to human skin, mucous membranes, others in dry and sandy areas. most grow on the forest floor.

Question 2

fungi are mostly

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multicellular eukaryotes

Question 3

fungi are _____. cells release digestive enzymes and then absorb resultant nutrient molecules. external digestion

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heterotrophic

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most fungi are

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saprobes (decomposers)

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animals and fungi are more closely related to each other than either is to

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plants;

flagellated unicellular protist was most likely the common ancestor

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body of most fungi is

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multicellular mycelium

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consist of a vast network of thread like

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hyphae

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cell walls of

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chitin

like an insect exoskeleton

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excess food stored as

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glycogen

like in animals

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most fungi reproduce

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both sexually and asexually

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during sexual reproduction, hyphae from two different ____ fuse

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mating types

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hyphae that contain paired haploid nuclei are said to be

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dikaryotic/ heterokaryotic

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asexual reproduction usually involves the production of

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windblown spores

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unicellular yeasts reproduce by

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budding

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sporangium releases

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spores

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phylum zygomycota

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black bread mold

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chytridiomycota

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considered to be the most primitive fungi

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mycosis

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fungal infection (candida-thrush)

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sac fungi molds

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penicillium

can be used to produce soy sauce by fermenting soy beans

Question 20

sac fungi yeast

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can be both beneficial and harmful to humans- yeast infections, baking, etc.

Question 21

club fungi

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familiar toadstools, mushrooms

some are deadly poisonous, also cause plant diseases

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mycorrhizal relationships

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symbiotic relationship between fungi and plant roots that benefits both organisms

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fungal mycelia use their extensive network of hyphae and large surface area to

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channel water and minerals from the soil to the plant

in exchange the plant supplies products of photosynthesis to fuel the metabolism of the fungus

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endophytes

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fungi that live inside tissue without damaging the host plant

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endophytes release toxins that

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repel herbivores, or confer resistance to environmental stress factors such as infections, drought, or heavy metals in soils

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lichens

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not a single organism, but an example of mutualism, in which a fungus lives in close contact with a photosynthetic organism (algae or cyanobacterium)

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fungi can cause

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tissue decay and bring eventual death to the host. fungi are also responsible for food spoilage and the rotting of stored crops.