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What are fungi important for in the environment?

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Important decomposers and cause disease in plants, animals, and humans

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What are the two main types of fungal cells based on their structure?

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Aseptate (coenocytic) and septate

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How do hyphae grow?

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By hyphal extension only at the extreme tips (apical growth)

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What are the three nutritional strategies of fungi?

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  • Saprotrophy
  • Parasitism
  • Symbiosis
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What is mycology?

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The scientific discipline devoted to fungi

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What is a mycosis?

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The diseases caused by fungi in animals and humans

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Fungi primarily grow in which types of environments?

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Moist, dark areas

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What type of nutrition do fungi exhibit?

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Absorptive nutrition

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What are the four zones of hyphal growth?

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  • Apical growth zone
  • Absorption zone
  • Storage zone
  • Senescence zone
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What is the primary method of asexual reproduction in fungi?

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Spore formation

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True or False: Fungi can reproduce both sexually and asexually.

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True

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What are the three types of asexual spores mentioned?

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  • Sporangiospores
  • Condiospores
  • Blastospores
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What is SAPROTROPHY in fungi?

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Utilisation of dead plant, animal, or microbial remains

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What is the role of hydrolytic enzymes in fungi?

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Digest external substrates

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What is the primary source of carbon for fungi?

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Organic compounds

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Fill in the blank: Fungi lack _______ and are eukaryotic organisms.

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chlorophyll

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What are the main elements fungi utilize for nutrition?

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  • Carbon
  • Nitrogen
  • Phosphorus
  • Sulphur
18
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What are the beneficial effects of fungi?

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  • Degradation of organic material
  • Fermented foods and drink
  • Antibiotic production
  • Bioremediation
19
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What are hallucinogenic properties associated with?

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Certain fungal toxins

20
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What type of fungi primarily cause mycoses?

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Fungi that grow on or in the body

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What is the significance of sexual spores in fungi?

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More resistant to desiccation

22
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What is the function of the Golgi apparatus in fungal cells?

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Secretory and export system of proteins

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What is the typical structure of a fungal cell wall?

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Plasma membrane, nucleus, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, and vacuoles

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What is the economic impact of fungi?

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Destroy human food supply causing starvation

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