Fungi Flashcards
Fungi mostly multicellular organisms that absorb nutrients by _
Growing in or through their food
A single mycelium discovered in Oregon weighed about _ lbs
900k (400,000kg)
Kingdom of fungi divided into 9 subdivisions called _
Phyla
Chytridiomycota includes more than _ species
750
Chytridiomycota are decomposers, parasites, or live in symbiotic relationships with _
Animals’ digestive system
One species of Chytridiomycota is the cause of a deadly _ disease
Amphibian
Many of the 230 Glomeromycota species have symbiotic relationships with (2)
Bryophytes
Land plants
Glomeromycota form _ with land plant’s roots
Mycorrhizas
Ascomycota consists of more than _ species
64k
Ascomycota are _ fungi
Sac
Ascomycota process an ascus which is a _ in which spores are produced
Sexual structure
Basidiomycota make up about _ species
32k
Basidiomycota are your typical
Mushrooms (🍄🟫, bracket fungi, puff balls, etc.)
Deuteromycota contains about _ species
25k
Deuteromycota are known as imperfect fungi because their _ has never been observed
Sexual form of reproduction