Fungi Flashcards
what are hyphae?
funcale cells that grow in branched fillaments
what is a group of hyphae called?
a mycellium
what are the function of mycorrhizae?
they grow around the roots creating an environment that facilitates uptake of water by plants
where are gametes produced in fungi?
in the gametangia
what is the only fungal RO that has flagellated sperm?
allomyces
what is the function of rhizoids for the allomyces?
they are specialized hyphae used to attatch the allomyces to its food source in the water
what color is male gamatangium in allomyces?
orange
What are the points from which gamates are released from the gamatangia on allomyces called?
discharge pappliae
what is the common name for rhizopus?
bread mold
what are the function of stolons for rhizopus?
they branch across the food source and produce rhiziods
what are the function of rhizoids for the rhizopus?
rhizoids penetrate and anchor rhizopus into their food source
what are the functions of sporangiophores for rhizomes?
they are part of asexual reproduction produced from stolons that produce spores
what is the result of to rhizopus haploid gametangia fusing?
a zygosporangium that produces a zygospore
what is the protective covering that contains asci in sorderia called?
ascocarp
what cells line the gills of a basidocarp?
basidia
