Fungi Flashcards
What are the variety of roles fungi play in the environment?
- Decomposers
- Parasites
- Mutualistic relationships
Are fungi closely related to plants?
No, they share more common characteristics to animals.
What are the five fungal groups?
Chytrids Zygomycetes Glomeromycetes Assocomycetes Basidiomycetes
How do fungi reproduce?
Both sexually (meiosis) and asexually (mitosis)
Are fungi Eukaryotic?
Yes
How are fungi related to animals?
- DNA sequence data
- fungi motile cells and animal flagella are similar in structure and function.
Name the four examples of fungal mutualistic relationships?
Lichens, mycorrizal, endophytes, fungal-animal symbosis.
What are the asexual reproduction steps?
- Spore
- Hyphue
- Cell elongation
- Mycellium
Do fungi produce their own food?
No
Do fungi store food as glucose
Yes
Are the cell walls of fungi made up of chitin
Yes
What are Hyphae?
Individual filaments that make up fungi.
Are the fungi structure we identify as a mushroom the reproductive system?
Yes
Which fungal group contains the largest amount of species?
Zygomycetes
Give an example of Fungi-Animal relationship in which both organisms benefit and the name of this type of relationship.
Zooxanthelae and Coral form a mutualistic relationship.
