Fungi Flashcards
1
Q
What are sources of disease?
A
- Biotic
2. Abiotic
2
Q
Biotic def.
A
Biological living plant material.
3
Q
Abiotic def.
A
Non-living plant material
4
Q
List of biotic pathogens?
(2/3’s) TRUE and FALSE fungi
A
- Ascomycota/Basidiomycota
- Oomycota
- Nematodes
- Parasitic plants
- Prokaryotes
5
Q
Abiotic pathogens?
A
viruses
6
Q
True fungi?
A
- Ascomycota
2. Basidiomycota
7
Q
Fase/lower fungi?
A
- Oomycota
Saprolegniales (order)
Aphanomyces (genus)
8
Q
True fungi characteristics?
A
****Septate hyphae (with crosswalls)*** Produce spores Pathogens, mutualists, and saprobes Absorptive nutrition cell walls composed of Chitin ****Filamentous composed of Hyphae and Mycelium********** Apical Growth- grows form tips of hyphae
9
Q
Lifecycle of true fungi?
A
- Haploid (1N) (1 set of chromosomes) and
2. Dikaryotic (N+N) (2 nuclei)
10
Q
Ascomycota sexual spores?
A
ascospores.
11
Q
Ascospores borne in sacs called__?
A
asci
ascus singular
12
Q
Ascomycota asexual spores?
A
conidia
13
Q
Conidia are born on stalks called__?
A
conidiosphores
14
Q
Typical lifecycle for ascomycota?
A
haploid
15
Q
Sex structures of ascomycota?
A
Ascocarps
