Fungi Characteristics

Question 1

fungi are eukaryotic or prokaryotic

Answer 1

eukaryotic

Question 2

what substance is found in fungi membrane

Answer 2

ergosterol

Question 3

how do fungi reproduce

what is the asexual and sexual forms

Answer 3

sporulation

asexual - conidia
sexual - zygospores

Question 4

fungi grow best on what medium

Answer 4

sabourauds medium

Question 5

how are fungal organisms classified

what are the classifications

Answer 5

by site of infection

cutaneous or dermatophytes
subcutaneous
systemic
oppurtunistic

Question 6

what is it called if a fungus can live in two different forms

Answer 6

dimorphic

Question 7

what are the two different forms can a dimorphic fungus exist as

Answer 7

mold or yeast

Question 8

dimorphic fungi are generally going to cause what type of infection

Answer 8

systemic infection

Question 9

what are dimorphic fungi that will cause systemic infections

Answer 9

candida albicans 
histoplasma capsulatum 
coccidoides immitis 
blastomyces dermatidis 
paracoccidiodies brasiliensis

Question 10

the dimorphic fungi that cause systemic infections are considered to be ___ dimorphic

what does this mean

Answer 10

thermal dimorphic

mold or yeast depending on temperature

Question 11

what do we call thermal dimorphic fungi that is in room temperature of 25 degrees C

how do these fungi appear

Answer 11

cold mold

multicellular with branching septate and non septate hyphae

Question 12

what do we call thermal dimorphic fungi that is in body temperature of 37 degrees C

how do these fungi appear

Answer 12

heat yeast

unicellular which produce by budding

Question 13

how do yeast reproduce

Answer 13

budding