Kingdom Fungi Flashcards
Fungi are ______________ organisms with chitin cell walls.
Eukaryotic
Are fungi heterotrophs?
Fungi are heterotrophic, obtaining nutrients through absorption.
Phylum Zygomycota
AKA ?
Bread molds
Phylum zygomycota include bread molds such as…
Rhizopus
Phylum zygomycota reproduction
Reproduce sexually through the formation of zygospores during conjugation.
Phylum zygomycota are commonly found in…
Decaying organic matters
Phylum ascomycota
AKA ?
Cup Fungi
Phylum ascomycota such as…
Cup fungi, morels, and truffles.
Phylum ascomycota reproduction
Produce sexual spores (ascospores) within sac-like structures called asci
Phylum ascomycota may form symbiotic relationships
True
Phylum basidiomycota
AKA ?
Mushrooms and Toadstools
Phylum basidiomycota reproduction
Produce sexual spores (basidiospores) externally on club-shaped structures called basidia.
Phylum basidiomycota may form symbiotic relationships
Deuteromycota
AKA ?
Yeasts, lichens, and mycorrhizae
Deuteromycota
A group of fungi with no known sexual reproduction