Fungi Flashcards
what does dikaryotic mean?
A cell with 2 nuclei instead of 1
What is a fruiting body?
The part of fungus that makes and releases spores (ex. a mushroom that grow above the ground)
What are hyphae?
Thin, thread like strands that make up a fungus
What are mycorrhizae?
Fungi that grow with plant roots to help them get nutrients
What is mycelium?
The “root” system of a fungus made of lots of tiny threads
What do fungi help make?
-Wine
-Beer
-Soy sauce
-Medicine (penicillin)
What role do fungi play in ecosystems?
They are major decomposers
Are fungi plants? Why or why not?
No, they don’t use photosynthesis (heterotrophic)
How do fungi get their energy?
-They are heterotrophs
-They get their energy from living or dead organisms
How do fungi digest food?
They release digestive enzymes onto their surroundings to break down food
What is the underground part of fungi called?
-Mycelium, made of tiny hyphae fibers
How do some fungi (like yeasts) reproduce
Asexually by budding
Do fungi always reproduce the same way?
No, many have both sexual and asexual reproduction
Are most fungi’s nuclei haploid or diploid?
-Haploid, meaning they have one set of chromosomes
When the hyphae fuse, the cell is ____ (dikaryotic, haploid, diploid)
dikaryotic
The zygote is ___ (dikaryotic, haploid, diploid)
Diploid (2n)
What are mycorrhizae?
They are fungi that help plants get water and nutrients
the plant gives them sugar in return
What is a lichen?
-A lichen is when algae or bacteria live with fungus
-The algae or bacteria make food for the fungus
Diseases fungi can cause in humans:
-ringworm
-athletes foot
