Fungi and other Microorganisms

Question 1

Example board question

Answer 1

Question 2

Yeast versus mold:
Yeast are ___ cells and divid through ____ ____ or ____. They are small microscopic fungi.

Mold is _____ that can grow in ____.

Answer 2

Single
Nuclear fission
Budding

Multicellular
Hyphae

Question 3

Some microorganisms can switch back and fourth between the yeast and mold state. Those fungi are called ____.

Answer 3

Dimorphic

Question 4

The fungi- Mold:
There are two groups of fungi: ____ and ___.

Answer 4

Macroscopic
Microscopic

Question 5

Cells of the microscopic fungi exist in two morphological types:
___ and ___

Answer 5

Yeast
Hyphae

Question 6

Yeast has a ____ shape, uses ____ reproduction, it grows swelling on its surface called ____.

Answer 6

Round
Asexual reproduction
Buds

Question 7

Hyphae (mold) are ____ cells. They can have ____ hyphae or ____ hyphae.

Answer 7

Long
Septa
Nonseptate

Question 8

Penicillin has ____ hyphae.

Answer 8

Septate

Question 9

The fungi- Yeast:
Can form _____ which is a bud on a bud in the incomplete stage of budding. ___ ___ are left on the surface where buds have came off.

Answer 9

Pseudohypha
Bud scars

Question 10

Fungi have ____ ____ organelles because it is a eukaryote. They have ___ ___, can be targeted for treatment.

Answer 10

Membrane bound
Cell walls

Question 11

Fungi are ____ meaning they don’t make food for themselves. Most of them are ____ meaning they feed off dead matter. They can also be ____ where they feed off living things.

Answer 11

Heterotrophic
Saprobe
Parasites

Question 12

Fungi- spore formation:
This is ____ reproduction. A spore is produced by a particular mold called a ___ ____. Each ___ ___ is unique to the type of fungi. These get released out in to the environment and land, germinate, and turn into a ___.

Answer 12

Sexual
Fruiting body
Reproductive hyphae
Hyphae

Question 13

Fungi- spore classification:
If the fruiting body have a sac like structure it is called a ____. If it does not have a sac like structure it is called ___.

Answer 13

Sporangiospore
Conidia

Question 14

Fungi classification:

Answer 14

Question 15

Picture of aspergillus fumigatus

Answer 15

Question 16

Major fungal infections of humans. Know this table:

Answer 16

Question 17

The Helminths are ____. Including tap worms and flat worms, vary in size. They cause disease. At some stage in their life they are all _____.

Answer 17

“Worms”
Microscopic

Question 18

Helminths:
Two major groups:
___ worms are thin and segmented body plans

___ worms have long nonsegmented body plans

Answer 18

Flat
Round

Question 19

Roundworm example:
____ causes infection in the large intestine. Have tapered and curves cylindrical shape. Cycle starts with a person ingesting an ____ that hatches in the intestine. You have male and female worms that mate and the female deposits eggs in the ____, causes a lot of scratching.

Answer 19

Roundworm
Pinworm
Egg
Anus

Question 20

Protozoa:
Are eukaryotic organisms, classified by the way they ____. Some use flagella, some use pseudopod, some have cilia, some don’t have the ability to move.

Answer 20

Move

Question 21

Protozoa are all ____ or single cell colonies. They are ___. Can be parasitic

Answer 21

Unicellular
Heterotrophic

Question 22

Protozoa life cycle:
____ and ___ formation where they are protected and not feeding.
All have the ____ feeding stage, not all can form cysts.

Answer 22

Cyst and spore
Trophozoite

Question 23

Table of Protozoa, don’t memorize. Just appreciate the different types and classification

Answer 23

Question 24

Sample infection of Chagas (Protozoa):
Uses a vehicle, usually an ____. Spreads to other animals. Associated with _____ symptoms.

Answer 24

Insect
Cardiovascular