Fungi Life Cycles

Question 1

Organism of Phylum Chytridiomycota

Answer 1

Chytrid Fungi

Question 2

Chytrid is a mostly ___ microorganism

Answer 2

aquatic

Question 3

How does Chytrid reproduce?

Answer 3

sexually and asexually

Question 4

Which Phylum is Chytrid in?

Answer 4

Phylum Chytridiomycodta

Question 5

How are Chytrid’s diverse?

Answer 5

they are unicellular, rhizoids are present

Question 6

Where are Chytrids found organism wise?

Answer 6

plants, algae, or small animals/

Question 7

What is the most primitive branch of fungi?

Answer 7

Chytrid

Question 8

How did they realize that Chytrids found to be a fungus other than a protist?

Answer 8

because of the chitin found in the cell wall

Question 9

Where are Chytrids found environmentally?

Answer 9

marine, freshwater, and in most oil

Question 10

What is the only fungi that has flagella at any life stage?

Answer 10

Chytrids

Question 11

Disease of Chytrids/ Phylum Chytridiomycota?

Answer 11

Chytridiomycosis

Question 12

What is Chytridiomycosis?

Answer 12

a fungal disease that affected frogs

Question 13

Chytridiomycosis has caused…”

Answer 13

“the most spectacular loss of vertebrate biodiversity due to disease in recorded history”

Question 14

How many species went extinct due to Chytridiomycosis?

Answer 14

at least 100 species

Question 15

OrganismS of Phylum Zygomycota

Answer 15

Rhizopus and Pilobolus Coprophilus

Question 16

Rhizopus IRL

Answer 16

Black Mold

Question 17

Pilobolus Coprophilus IRL

Answer 17

Dung Lover

Question 18

Rhizopus and Pilobolus Coprophilus are…

Answer 18

Saprobes, parasitic, or mutualistic

Question 19

Rhizopus and Pilobolus Coprophilus can live as saprobes on…

Answer 19

soil

Question 20

Rhizopus and Pilobolus Coprophilus can live as parasites on…

Answer 20

insects and spiders

Question 21

Rhizopus and Pilobolus Coprophilus can have mutualistic associations with other…

Answer 21

fungi and invertebrates

Question 22

how are Rhizopus and Pilobolus Coprophilus’s spores dispersed by…

Answer 22

air

Question 23

Hyphae with few or no septa?

Answer 23

Coenocytic

Question 24

majority of Rhizopus and Pilobolus Coprophilus fungi will have

Answer 24

coenoytic hyphae

Question 25

Where is Rhizopus and Pilobolus Coprophilus found?

Answer 25

in terrestial environments

Question 26

Rhizopus and Pilobolus Coprophilus cannot absorb...

Answer 26

nutrients

Question 27

Pilobolus Coprophilus grow __ the __ and are ___

Answer 27

towards the light and are phototrophic

Question 28

Fruiting body is considered as...

Answer 28

Zygosporangia

Question 29

sexual spores are considered as...

Answer 29

zygospores

Question 30

sporangiospores reproduction

Answer 30

asexual spores

Question 31

Phylum Ascomycota organism

Answer 31

Morels, ergot, peziza, penicillin, truffles, candida albicans

Question 32

morels

Answer 32

honeycomb appearance due to the network of ridges with pits composing their caps

Question 33

ergot

Answer 33

clavicepts

Question 34

erots cause

Answer 34

ergotism in animals/humans if consumed

Question 35

symptoms of ergotism

Answer 35

nausea, vomiting, numbness, itching irregular heartbeat

Question 36

peziza

Answer 36

grows on decaying plants and animals

Question 37

penicillin

Answer 37

helps diabetes

Question 38

truffle

Answer 38

mushroom; used with cooking

Question 39

What kinds of fungi is candida albicans?

Answer 39

ascomycota fungi and yeast fungi

Question 40

What is Phylum Ascomycota the largest class of?

Answer 40

sac fungi

Question 41

how does Phylum Ascomycota disperse spores

Answer 41

by air

Question 42

What is the largest group of fungi? and what percent?

Answer 42

Phylum Ascomycota; 75%

Question 43

phylum ascomycota has

Answer 43

septate and spores

Question 44

Phylum Ascomycota reproduction

Answer 44

sexual and asexual

Question 45

Phylum Ascomycota zone of inhibition

Answer 45

the space between antibiotic disks and bacteria around it growing MSRA is resistant to antibiotics

Question 46

Phylum Ascomycota - Condia

Answer 46

asexual spores

Question 47

Phylum Ascomycota - Ascomycota

Answer 47

cup-shaped

Question 48

Phylum Ascomycota - Ascocarp

Answer 48

holds asci

Question 49

Phylum Ascomycota - Asci (Ascus)

Answer 49

sac-like, holds spores

Question 50

Phylum Ascomycota - Ascospores

Answer 50

spores

Question 51

what is Phylum Ascomycota produced by?

Answer 51

meiosis