Fungi (DOLT) Flashcards
environment
anywhere
multicellular or unicellular?
mostly multicellular
cell wall or no cell wall?
cell wall
reproduction
sexual and asexual
main phyla
- chytridiomycota
- zygomycota
- ascomycota
- basidiomycota
autotrohic or heterotrophic
absorbtive heterotrophs
asexual reproduction through spores
produce and release spores
spores germenate in favourable conditions
fragmentation
- piece of organism breaks off and forms new organism
2. new organism forms as bud on parent and separates to become its own organism
sexual reproduction
two mating types fuse together, nuclei combine and produce a spore
chytridiomycota
mainly aquatic
saprophytes or parasites on plants or animals
zygomycota
green, fuzzy mold on food
spores always in air
germenate in favourable conditions
food is now made with mold inhibitors
favourable conditions for mold growth
warmth
moisture
darkness
steady supply of nutrients
ascomycota
cause many plant diseases
examples: yeast, cup fungi, morels
yeast
ascomycota
produce CO2 and ethanol in anaerobic conditions
causes bread to rise
basidiomycota
mushrooms and toadstools
lichens