Fungus Flashcards
Heterotropic or autotrophic
Heterotrophic
Prokaryotic or eukaryotic
Eukaryotic
What is the hyphae made out of
Mycelium
Multicellular or unicellular
Mostly multicellular
Heterotrophic
Parasitic: potato blight, athlete’s foot
Saprophytic: mushroom and mould
What is the cell wall made out of
Chitin
How does it look
Furry
Powder
Parasitic
Gets food from living host
Saprophytic
Gets food from dead organic matter
Yeast
Unicellular fungus
Cell wall of chitin
Asexual reproduction by budding (mitosis)
Métabolises carbohydrates into alcohol and CO2
Hyphae
A microscopic, tubular, thread-like structure.
Secretes enzymes into the substrate
Benefits of fungi
Food source (mushroom)
Fermentation and baking (yeast)
Used to produce anti-biotics (penicillin)
Disadvantages of fungi
Parasites (athlete’s foot)
Poisonous (death cap)
Food spoilage
Edible fungi
Field mushrooms and morels
Poisonous fungi
Death cap and destroying angels
Rhizopus
Common bread mould
Asexual Reproduction
Carried out by stolons and spores which are dispersed in air
Sexual Reproduction
When two hyphae grow close together. Swellings develop on each hypha
Nuclei move into each swelling and a wall forms between
swellings touch and the wall breaks down
fertilisation
Sterile
Free from all living organisms
Asepsis
Precautions taken to free the environment from any contaminants
