Fungi - Intro

Question 1

What are the 3 main divisions of fungi?

Answer 1

Basidiomycetes
Ascomycetes
Zygomycetes
Basidio-, Asco-, Zygo- mycetes.

Question 2

What kinds of fungi are basidiomycetes?

Answer 2

Some moulds & mushrooms
few yeasts

Question 3

What kinds of fungi are in ascomycetes?

Answer 3

Moulds
yeasts
some mushrooms

Question 4

What kind of fungi are Zygomycetes?

Answer 4

Moulds only

Question 5

What defines a basidiomycete?

Answer 5

Having basidia below mushrooms cup

(see summative notes for diagram)

Question 6

Whats a basidium?

Answer 6

Section of fungi with sterigmata on surface
Attach to basidiospores
Released to spread fungi

Question 7

Who do fungi normally infecT?

Answer 7

Immunocompromised patients.

Question 8

Whats the main reason its hard to find drugs to specifcally target fungal infections?

Answer 8

Eukaryotes
Many drugs effecting fungi also affect body

Question 9

What are the spores of Basidiomycetes

Answer 9

Sexual -Basidiospores
Asexual - Condium

Question 10

What are the spores of Ascomycetes?

Answer 10

Sexual - Ascospores
Asexual - Condium

Question 11

What are the spores of Zygomycetes?

Answer 11

Sexual - Zygospore
Asexual - Sporangiospore

Question 12

What are the 2 main types of fungal infection?

Answer 12

Dermatophytes
Systemic fungi

Question 13

What and why do dermatophytes attack?

Answer 13

Attack skin
Digest keratin as nutrient source

Question 14

What do dermatophytes often cause>

Answer 14

Ringworm infections

Question 15

Example of Dermatophyte

Answer 15

Pityriasis Versicolor
Yeast that forms hyphae in skin

Question 16

What is candida?

Answer 16

Species of fungi commensal to GI tract but can cause lots of infections.