Fungi Flashcards
yeast
unicellular
mushroom and mold
multicellular
T/F: many fungi are harmless while some are pathogenic
true
all fungi are – gaining their nutrients from other organisms
heterotrophs
fungi secrete enzymes to break down – to a small enough size that they can be absorbed through the cell membrane
organic molecules
fungi feed on dead and decaying organisms or have – relationship with living organisms
parasitic
within a multicellular fungus, the – is the structure that goes near food sources in order to obtain nutrients for the fungus
mycelium
within the mycelium, there are – which are filaments where the nucleus of each cell is located
hyphae
fungi are classified according to their – structures and mechanism
reproductive
during asexual reproduction, – are formed in specialized structures in the fungus and perform mitosis to generate offspring
spores
T/F: structure of spores used for fungal reproduction is very different from that of the spores used as survival structures in certain species of bacteria
true
in some cases, fungal spores are not used at all and the cells fragment to form new cells in the process of –
budding
– is a less common means of reproduction in fungi and often occurs only when environmental conditions are poor
sexual reproduction
during sexual reproduction, – are made by specialized structures in the fungus
gametes
two gametes fuse, leaving a diploid cell that performs meiosis and produces –
haploid spores
