Fungi pp pt 2 Flashcards
___ has a symbiotic association between fungi and cyanobacteria
lichens
Specialized hyphae penetrate the photosynthetic symbiont in
lichens
in lichens, nutrients are transferred directly to the
fungus
Lichen are possibly ____, but the fungal symbiont acts more of a parasite in this situation
mutualistic
____ has a mutualistic relationships between soil fungi and roots of most plants
Mycorrhizae
In the symbiotic relationship between fungi and mycorrhizae, they give plantss____surface and help plants acquire____
Give plant greater absorptive surface
Help plants acquire nutrients in poor soil
In the symbiotic relationship between fungi and mycorrhizae Hyphae may enter
cortex of roots,
The earliest fossil plants have____ associated with them
mycorrhizae
The simplest fungi (~790 species) are
Chytrids
Some chytrids are single cells; others form ____
Some are single cells; others form branched non-septate hyphae.
chytrids are unique among
fungi
The only fungi to still have flagellated cells are
Chytrids
Most chytrids reproduce ___through the production of ____, which grow into new chytrids
Most reproduce asexually through the production of zoospores, which grow into new chytrids
chytrids can act as parasites against
protists
