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Ascomycota common name & why are they called this

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sac fungi ; called this bc during sexual reproduction their hyphae tips form small sac-like structure that contain the sexual spores

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example of an Ascomycota that changed the world drastically

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penicillium

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Alexander Flemming

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plated bacteria and didn’t grow around this fungi spot
- very important that he saved that specific mold

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Howard Florey

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works on zone of inhibition, worked through WW2, while working on this dug bomb holes; if Russia attached was going to rub this fungus inside their coats and head to America and start growing spores again

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why is penicillium said to change the world drastically and why type of fungi is it

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ascomycota - said to solve/affect the war since our men were able to use it to heal and then go back in and fight

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Aspergillus

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an ascomycota; food mold; produce aflatoxins

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aflatoxins

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produced by aspergillus; most carcinogenic form in humans and animals

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where are aflotoxins found

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in corn, peanuts, tree nuts

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9
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how do aspergillus reproduce

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by asexual spores - conidia

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what are yeasts a part of and examples

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Ascomycota; yeast infection, baking, fermentation

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sporangi

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general term; anything that has spores

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conidia

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asexual spores

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ascospores

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sexual spores; produced with in sac-like structure called asci

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Basidiomycota common name

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club fungi ; shelf fungi, mushrooms, toadstools, puffballs, racket fungi, earth star

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how do Basidiomycota reproduce

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reproduce asexually through fragmentation; DO NOT have conidia

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16
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why are toadstools and mushroom not the same

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toadstools = poison
mushroom = edible basidials

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3 types of fruiting bodies in Ascomycota and basidiomycota

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  1. open BLANKcarp
  2. closed BLANKcarp
  3. no BLANKcarp
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closed fruiting body

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bird nest fungi, puffballs - edible in an immature state, designed to be popped to distribute spores

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19
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no fruiting body

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typically parasitic; rusts and smut; don’t have carp so invade structure of plant to release spores
ex: ear of corn

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20
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Claviceps

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(part of asco)
a fungus that invades grains; mostly RYE

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21
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what can Claviceps cause

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ergot disease which could lead to gangrenes

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what is gangrenes

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rotting of limbs, vasoconstriction - reduced blood flow

23
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why is Claviceps so bad

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harmful to 10-1000s of people; lead to disease; poor people

24
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even though Claviceps is usually bad, why is it also good

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used in headache medicine

25
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what are saprophobes

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fungi like ringworm, toe fungus, athletes foot; can eat living/nonliving

26
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what kind of digestion does fungus have

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external digestion (exoenzyme) - enzymes that are oozed out the threads

27
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what is fungus cell wall made out of

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chitin; highly indigestible - need chitinase enzyme - tougher than plant cw (cellulose)

28
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haploid vs diploid fungus body

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all bodies are haploid (1 set of chromes), become diploid ONLY when having sex (not all do this)

29
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mass of hyphae

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mycelium

30
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hyphae

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each branching filament that makes up the fungus mycelium

31
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are fungus sexual or asexual

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ALL are asexual
SOME are sexual

32
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gametangia

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reproductive organ; separate from hyphae by a septum (cross wall)

33
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3 ways to make gametes

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  1. animals are oogamous - non motile egg & motile sperm
  2. isogamous - gametes are identical (can’t tell if male or female)
  3. no sperm, no egg, just nuclei - +/-
    + = no sex
    - = sex
34
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Albert Hoffman

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invented LSD, LSD is made from a substance found in ergot (Claviceps fungi caused)

35
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racket fungi

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reproductive structure on outside of tree - actual fungus inside tree

36
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Deuteromycetes common name & why are they called this

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imperfect fungi, called this because no one has seen them having sex; so classified by looks

37
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Deuteromycetes sexual or asexual?

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strictly asexual by conidiaspores, moved by fragmentation

38
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what does the fungi deuteromycetes cause

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dermatophytoses
- infection of skin & nails
- ringworm, jock itch, athletes foot, toenail fungus

39
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mycophcophyta & why are they called this

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lichens
myco= fungus
phyco = algae

40
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lichens

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relationship between a fungus and an algae = symbiotic relationship

41
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2 parts of lichens

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ascome: a fruiting body that bears asci
apothecia: the most common sexual reproduction structure of the lichen fungal partner, shaped like a disc
some have 3rd partner: basidial yeasts

42
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3 main forms of lichens

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  1. crustose
  2. foliose
  3. fructiose
43
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where do lichens grow

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grow on any solid/stable surface (rocks)

44
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lichens reproduction

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cant have sex, have accident where algal part falls into fungal body OR asexual fragmentation - soredia

45
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why are lichens SO important

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they are soil makers, beginning of forests, grow where nothing else does

46
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mycorhizae

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fungi that grow in association with plant roots; form network of filaments that associate with plant roots; forests = massively connected

47
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2 types of mycorhizae

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  1. ectomycorrhizae
  2. endomycorrhizae
48
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ECTOmycorrhizae

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10% plant family, temperate, woody, cold, surround cells of root, DO NOT invade them, few ascos

49
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ENDOmycorrhizae

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go into the root, produce hyphae inside
tropical (80% plants there)
used for agriculture (buy bags of these) - help jumpstart plants
- without these we wouldn’t have plant invasion of land

50
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heterocariosus

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different nuclei in same cytoplasm
aka +/-‘s

51
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parasexuality

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1/1000 infuse of nuclei produces diploid cell

52
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Chytrids

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fungi, water chytrids decrease frog populations, ability to degrade

53
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what disease does chytrid fungus cause

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Chytridial Mycosis

54
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what is Chytridial Mycosis

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caused by chytrid fungus; disease in amphibians; disrupts normal function of their skin

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