Fungi Flashcards
FUNGI
Is the kingdom fungi monophyletic?,
Yes
What is mycology?
study of fungi
What does -mykes mean?
Greek word for cap
Are fungi eukaryotic or prokaryotic?
Eukaryotic (ancestral)
Are they homo or heterotrophic?
Heterotrophic by assimilation
What are fungi cell walls made of?
Chitin
How are fungi reproduced?
By spores
What type of meiosis do fungi use?
Zygotic meiosis, predominantly haploid.
What is the body plan of a fungi?
They can be single celled or filamentous.
What does filamentous mean?
Multicellular in a form found in series of threads
What is the filamentous forms of fungi?
Hypha, hyphae, mycelium, mycelia
What are three ancestral traits of fungi?
Single posterior flagellum, hyphae coencocyte, and microscopic.
What are three derived characteristics in fungi?
Loss of flagella, hyphae sepate, and macroscopic.
What does decomposer mean?
They break down plant material, wood, ect.
What is the partnership with fungi and host?
Mutualistic symbiotic. Partner with phototrophs and share a habitat.
What are the 5 phyla of fungi?
Chytridiomycota, zygomycota, glomeromycota, ascomycota, basidiomycota.
What are the grades of fungi?
Imperfect and lichenized fungi
