Fungi Part 2 Flashcards
Can fungi reproduce sexually and asexually spores?
Yes
What are the 2 ways that molds reproduce?
Asexual
Sporulation
What is the asexual reproduction for Molds?
Fragmentation of hyphae
What is the sporulation for molds?
Sexual or asexual spores
Depend on species
( fungal spores are not as resistant as bacterial endospores and reproductive structures )
Are fungal spores more resistant than bacterial Endospores?
No
How do asexual spores work?
Formed from one organism & can grow to become a be identical organism
How do sexual spores work?
Formed from the fusion of nuclei of 2 different types of strains from the same species of fungi
How are asexual spore formed on for molds?
Aerial hyphae
How are asexual spores produced?
Mitosis & cell division
Are asexual spores more common than sexual spores?
Yes
What are the 2 major asexual spores?
Conidiospores
Sporangiospores
What is conidiospores?
Spores not enclosed in a sac
( 4 different kinds are found in fungi )
What is sporangiospores?
Spores formed in a sporangium sac
( 1 kind of fungi )
What are the 4 conidiospores ( for molds & asexual spore formation )
Arthroconidia
Chlamydoconidia
Conidia
Blastoconidia
What is the advantage of asexual formation?
Fast & easy & survives alone
What is the disadvantage of asexual spores?
No variation
What is the 1 kind of fungi that’s sporangiospores? ( for molds & asexual reproduction )
Sporangiospores
What is arthroconidia?
Formed by fragmentation of septate hyphae into single cells
What is chlamydoconidia?
Thick walled spores formed by rounding & enlargement of hyphal segment
- candidia Albicans
What is conidia?
Unicellular or multicellular big enclosed in a sac
- produced in chains at the end of a condiophore
( aspergillus )
What is blastoconidia?
Consists of a bud coming off a parent cell
( cryptococuss )
What is spirangiospores?
- only ones found in a sac
- formed at the end of a sporangiosphore
( rhizopus )