Fungi Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 6 life requirements of fungi?
A
- 02
- H20
- nutrients
- UV protection
- Temperature 0-40 C
- Energy source
- pH level
2
Q
What are 3 roles of fungi in ecosystems?
A
Saprophyte,
Parasite,
Symbiot
3
Q
What are the basic unit of Fungi?
A
Hyphae
4
Q
What is the crosswall in hyphae called?
A
Septum
5
Q
What is a way that fungi obtain nitrogen?
A
By trapping microscopic organisms like nematodes that exist in their substrate.
6
Q
What five groups are fungi classified into?
A
- oomycetes
- ascomycetes
- zygomycetes
- Deuteromycetes
- Basidiomycetes
7
Q
some characteristics of oomycetes?
A
- water moulds
- swimming asexual spore
8
Q
some characteristics of Zygomycetes
A
- air bourne spores
- some mycorrhizae
9
Q
some characteristics of Ascomycetes
A
- air borne spores
- 8 in a sac
- ex. foliar, canker and vascular wilts
10
Q
some characteristics of basidiomycetes
A
- air borne spores
- 4 spores on a club
- decays, root rots and rusts
11
Q
Deuteromycetes
A
- air borne spores
- havent been observed reproducing
- close to ascomycetes
