Fungi Flashcards
1
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fungi definition
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heterotrophic org.producing windblown spores both sexually and asexually
2
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Lichen & fungi relationship
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symbiotic ; fungus and cyanobacteria growing together
3
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mycorrhizae
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symbiotic relationship between fungi and plant roots
4
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male component in sexual reproduction
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antheridium
5
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female component in sexual reproduction
A
ascogonium
6
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spore name (sexual)
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ascospore
7
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Asexual fungal reproduction
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via nuclear fission
- basidium bears spores & releases them
- spores grow into haploid mycelium
8
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3 Phylum of Fungi
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- zygomycota
- Ascomycota
- Basidiomycota
9
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zygomycota
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ex. bread molds
- sexual: zygospore = zygosporangium
- asexual : spores to sporangium (more common)`
