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1
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Is fungi eukaryotic or prokaryotic?

A

Eukarytoic

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2
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Is fungi found everywhere in nature?

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Yes

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3
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Where do we get fungi for humans ?

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Nosocomial infections & immunocompromised

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4
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Did fungi become more present in humans as the years went on? And why?

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Because we lived longer, and we started to become more immunocomprised

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5
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What does mycology mean?

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Study of fungi

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6
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What are 3 types of fungi?

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Yeasts
Molds
Fleshy fungi ( mushrooms )

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7
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Are yeast multi or uniceullar?

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Uniceullar

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8
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Are mold’s unicellular or multicellular?

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Multicellular & filamentous

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9
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There are 100,000 species known for fungi but they are mostly in ?

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Plants
(200 in animal pathogens )

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10
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Can a cell be both prokaryotic and eukaryotic?

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No

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11
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What is the main fungi characteristic?

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Eukaryotic chemoheterotrophs
( require organic compounds )

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12
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Can fungi be Aerobic or facultative anaerobes?

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Yes; either one

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13
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What is the benefits of fungi?

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Recycling elements

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14
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How do most plants benefit from fungi?

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Mycorrhizae, to absorb them food and water

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15
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How do humans use fungi ?

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Eating, mushrooms
Making bread & wine

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16
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Are most fungi saphrophytes? And it means?

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Yes, that they are decomposers

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17
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What do saphrophytes do?

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Secrete many extracellular enzymes
&
Absorb nutrients rather than ingest them

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18
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Can fungi metabolize large complex CHOs?

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Yes

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19
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Are sterols present in fungi?

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Yes

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20
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What are the cell walls for fungi?

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Glucans
Mannans
Chitin

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21
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Does fungi have a peptidoglycan cell wall?

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No

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22
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What is the function of spores in fungi?

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Sexual and asexual reproductive spores

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23
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What is the limitation of fungi metabolism?

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Heterophobic, aerobic, facultative anaerobic
( only these 3 )

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24
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What are fungi? Eukaryotic or prokaryotic?

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Eukarytoic

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25
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Do all cells have cell membrane?

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Yes

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26
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Where are most fungi found?

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Soil & water

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27
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Can fungi grow in low moisture?

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Yes

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28
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What is the optimal growth in ph for fungi?

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5

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29
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Are fungi resistant to osmotic pressure?

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Yes, meaning they can grow in high sugar or high salt

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30
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Does fungi require less N than bacteria?

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Yes

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31
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What does the cell membrane ( glucans, mannans, chitin ) contain for fungi?

A

Ergosterols

32
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How do you identify fungi?

A

Physical appearance
Vegetative & reproductive structures

33
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Do humans have ergosterols?

A

No

34
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When we are using fungal treatment what is going on? What happens with the ergosterols?

A

They contain ergosterols
&
They inhibit the formation of ergosterols or destroy the ergosterols

35
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Will cholesterols be effected with the fungal treatment and why?

A

Yes because it’s a sterols

36
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Is anti fungal drugs treatment more toxic than anti bacterial drugs?

A

Yes because we share that sterol in the cell membrane

( but the target is ergosterols)

37
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What is the fungi cell wall made up of?

A

Chitin

38
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What are molds and provide examples

A

Multicellular & filamentous
( rust, molds, smuts, mildew )

39
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What are fleshy fungi and provide examples

A

Multicellular & filamentous
( mushrooms, puffballs, coral fungi )

40
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What are yeast?

A

Uniceullar & non filamentous

41
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What are the shapes for yeasts?

A

Oval or spherical

42
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Are all yeast eukaryotes?

A

Yes

43
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Are yeast widely distributed ?

A

Yes

44
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Under what conditions can yeast grow in?

A

Aerobic or facultative anaerobes

45
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When are yeast very important fermenters? Under what conditions? And for what?

A

Facultative anaerobes
&
Production for food (bread)

46
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Can fungi reproduce asexually and sexual?

A

Yes

47
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For yeast, how do they reproduce?

A

Asexually ( budding )

48
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How does bacteria reproduce?

A

Binary fission

49
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How does budding occur? (6)

A

Parent cells form a bud
Bud elongates
Nucleus Divides by mitosis
Bud enlarges
Cell wall synthesis
Bud breaks off

50
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What’s the most famous yeast known for commercial foods?

A

Saccharomyces cervisiae

51
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What is saccharomyces cerevisiae?

A

Bakers yeast

52
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How does saccharomyces cerecisiae work?

A

Aerobic : o2 final electron
Anaerobic : fermentation

53
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What is the result from yeast anaerobic fermentation?

A

Ethanol ( alcohol )

54
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What are molds & fleshy fungi?

A

Multicellular, filamentous & macroscopic

55
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What is the body of molds & fleshy fungi?

A

Thallus

56
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What does thallus mean?

A

The entire vegetative structure / body
( the whole body of the mold)

57
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What is a thallus made up of?

A

Single cell or long filaments of cells joined together

58
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What are the filaments called to make up a mold?

A

Hyphae
( hypha - singular )

59
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How are hyphae classified?

A

Based on presence or absence of cross walls separating nuclei

60
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What are the 2 groups of hyphae?

A

Sepate hyphae
Conenocytic hyphae or non-sepate

61
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What is septate hyphae?

A

Divides the hyphae into uninucleate units

Chains of distinct cells

Pores to allow movement of cytoplasm between hyphae

62
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What are coenocytic hyphae or non-septate?

A

No cross walls or incomplete cross walls

Incomplete septa = cytoplasmic streaming

Hyphae grow by elongating at their tips
( each fragment is capable of growing on its own )

63
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Can hyphae grow from a spore?

A

Yes

64
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Does the spore matter for the hyphae to grow?

A

No, either sexual or asexual spore can grow hyphae

65
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What is mycelium?

A

Several hyphae grow & intertwine together that form a filamentous mass

66
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Can intertwined hyphae macroscopic can be seen with the naked eye?

A

Yes

67
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What is vegetative mycelium?

A

Obtains nutrients
Grows on substrate

68
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What is aerial mycelium or reproductive mycelium?

A

Grows in the air, above substrate
Often bears reproductive spores

69
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What does dimorphism mean?

A

Two forms

70
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What are dimorphic fungi mean?

A

Can be either yeast or mold

71
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Can dimorphic fungi depend on things? And what?

A

Yes
Temperature
37C for yeast ; 25C for mold
Environment
Food availability & oxygen

72
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What’s the most famous fungi that’s dimorphic ?

A

Candida albicans

73
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For dimorphic fungi that’s are yeast, what temperature do they grow at ?

A

37C

74
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For dimorphic fungi that are molds, what temperature do they grow at?

A

25C

75
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Why does yeast grow at 37C and molds at 25C for dimorphic fungi?

A

Because 37C is body temperature and can be easily spread throughout the body, than molds at 25C

76
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What is the most common yeast that causes yeast infections in people?

A

Candida albicans

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