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Fungi overview Flashcards

1
Q

are fungi eukaryotes or prokaryotes?

A

eukaryotes

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2
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how do fungi ingest their food?

A

secrete digestive enzymes into food source and reabsorb the nutrients

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3
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are fungi saprophytic or parasitic?

A

can be either

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4
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fungi are chemoheterotrophs. what does this mean?

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they require organic matter for nutrition

non-photosynthetic

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5
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are fungi aerobic or anaerobic?

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most are aerobic

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6
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how do yeasts grow and reproduce?

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typically asexually by budding

sometimes by binary fission and can reproduce sexually

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7
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what fungi are unicellular?

A

yeasts

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8
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what fungi are multicellular?

A

filamentous mould

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9
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what are hyphae?

A

fungal filaments

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10
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what do a mass of hyphae collectively make up?

A

mycelium

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11
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what are the two types hyphae?

A

septate

non-septate

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12
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what is the structure of hyphae?

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essentially a tube
rigid wall
contain septa
protoplasm tapered at the tip where growth occurs
plasma membrane is closely associated with the walls

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13
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what is an apical vesicular cluster and what is its role?

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an accumulation of membrane-bound vesicles at the extreme tip
plays a role in apical growth

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14
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what is the cell wall of the hyphae composed of?

A

chitin and glucan

ergosterol

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15
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how are spores dispersed?

A

air
water
vector

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16
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what is the name of the asexual spores produced by ascomycota?

A

conidia

17
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what s the name of the sexual spores produced by ascomycota?

A

ascospores

18
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what kind of hyphae do ascomycota produce?

A

septate

19
Q

what is the name of the asexual spores that basidiomycota produce?

A

they dont produce any

20
Q

what is the name of the sexual spores produced by basidiomycota?

A

basidiospores

21
Q

what kind of hyphae do basidiomycota produce?

A

septate

22
Q

what is the name of the asexual spores produced by zygomycota?

A

sporangiospores

23
Q

what is the name of the sexual spores produced by zygomycota?

A

zygospores

24
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what kind of hyphae do zygomycota produce?

A

coenocytic

25
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what are the names of the asexual spores produced by glomeromycota?

A

glomerospores

26
Q

what are the names of the sexual spores produced by glomeromycota?

A

they do not produce any

27
Q

what kind of hyphae do glomeromycota produce?

A

coenocytic

28
Q

what is the name of the asexual spores produced by chytridiomycota?

A

zoospores

29
Q

what is the name of the sexual spores produced by chytridiomycota?

A

resting spore

30
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what kind of hyphae do chytridiomycota produce?

A

coenocytic

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