Fungi Flashcards

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Fungi cell walls

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Made of chitin

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Hyphae

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Tubular cells that secrete enzymes to break down organic molecules

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Mycelium

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Network of hyphae: infiltrate food source, maximum surface area

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4
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Plasmogamy

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Fusion of cytoplasm; step in sexual reproduction

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Karyogamy

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Fusion of two nuclei; step in sexual reproduction

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Budding

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Cell division (asexual reproduction)

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Chytridiomycota (chitrid)

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Decomposers/parasites: amphibian decline, break down cellulose in guts of grazing animals

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Zygomycota

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Bread and fruit molds

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Glomermycota (glomeromycetes)

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Mycorrhizae (symbiotic with roots: plants have more surface area for absorption)

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Ascomycota (sac fungi)

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Produce spores in sac (truffles, plant pathogens, yeasts, athlete’s foot, ergot, lichens)

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Basidiomycota (club fungi)

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Mushrooms, puffballs, shelf fungi, decomposers of wood

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Lichens

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Contain green algae or cyanobacteria; photosynthetic and nitrogen fixing

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Ecological roles of fungi

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Decomposer: nutrient cycling
Symbiotic: parasite, mutualist

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