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1
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How many known species of fungi are there?

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More than 81,000

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2
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What does saprohilic mean?

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It means that the organism is a decomposer

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What are spores?

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Mainly nonmotile reproductive cells dispersed by wind, water, and animals

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What are the 2 eukaryotic forms of Fungi?

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Filamentous form

Unicellular form

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What are the cell walls of fungi mostly made up of?

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CHITIN

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6
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What are six examples of economic and ecological importance of fungi?

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They are decomposers

Symbiotic relationships

Retting of flax and other fibers

Destruction of timber and stored goods

Food production

Useful drugs

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What does it mean for a fungi to be a decomposer?

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It means that they recycle nutrients back to new generations

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What is meant by symbiotic relationships?

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The parasitic and mutualistic relationships

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What does it mean for an organism to be a parasite?

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A parasite lives in or on a host and is harmful

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What is the fungal disease behind the theory of the witch trials?

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ERGOT DISEASE (ergotism)

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11
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What is another name for mutualistic?

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MYCORRHIZAE

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12
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Describe the relationship between fungus and the roots of plants?

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The fungus absorbs more water and nutrients, while the plant provides sugars, amino acids, and other nutrients

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13
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Chesses, alcoholic beverages, breads, soy sauce, and edible fungi are all examples of what?

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Food production in fungi

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What is the genus name for the “death angel” fungi?

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AMANITA

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What is the genus name for the hallucinogenic fungi?

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PSILOCYBE

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16
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What are 2 useful drugs that come from fungi?

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PENICILLIN

CYCLOSPORINE

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17
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What is the genus and species name for penicillin?

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Penicillium notatum

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18
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What does the drug cyclosporine do?

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It suppresses the immune system after transplants

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19
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What is a hyphae?

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A filamentous vegetative body

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What is mycelium?

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Tangled tissue-like mass of hyphae

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21
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What does the term septate mean?

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WALLED

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22
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What does the term coencytic mean?

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MANY NUCLE AND UNWALLED

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What does the term aseptate mean?

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UNWALLED

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24
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What are the reproductive cells in fungi called?

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SPORES

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When do spores germinate?

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AFTER DISPERSAL FROM THE PARENT

26
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What are Fungi phyla based on?

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The type of reproduction

27
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What do spores develop into?

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A rapidly growing mesh like group of filaments called mycelium

28
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Where does the mycelium grow?

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Over organic matter

29
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Mycelium grows over organic matter creating a good ________________________ for absorption of food

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SURFACE TO VOLUME RATIO

30
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What is each filament of the mycelium called?

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A hyphae

31
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What is the hyphae’s function?

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It allows for nutrient flow throughout the mycelium

32
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What are the 4 phyla of fungi?

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Zygomycota

Ascomycota

Basidiomycota

Deuteromycota

33
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What is the common name of Rhizopous stoloniifer?

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“BLACK BREAD MOLD”

34
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Sac Fungi belongs to what phylum?

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PHYLUM ASCOMYCOTA

35
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What is an ascocarp?

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It is the fruiting body belonging to the phylum Ascomycota

36
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What is an asci? (ascus)

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A microscopic sac containing 8 ascospores

37
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Most yeasts, mildews, cup fungi, morels, and truffels are all examples of what kind of fungi?

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SAC FUNGI (Phylum Ascomycota)

38
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Club Fungi belongs to what phylum?

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Phylum Basidiomycota

39
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What is a basidium? (basidia)

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A microscopic club shaped structure which forms basidiospores

40
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Bracket Fungi

PUff Balls

Agricus campestris

Coprinius

Fairy Ring

These are examples from what phylum?

A

Phylum Basidiomycota

41
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What is a “fairy ring”?

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A structure founded by the basidiocarps that outline the outer edge of the fungus

42
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What phylum contains what is known as the imperfect fungi?

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Phylum Deuteromycota

43
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There is no known sexual stage in what phylum?

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Phylum Deuteromycota

44
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What is a lichen?

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Half fungi half algae

45
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A _______________ is both a fungus and phototroph

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lichen

46
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In a lichen, the fungus is usually what?

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An ASCOMYCETE

47
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In a lichen, the phototroph is usally what?

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Green algae or Cyanobacteria

48
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What are the three types of lichens?

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Custose

Fruticose

Foliose

49
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How would the Crustose lichen be described?

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“Crusty”

50
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How would the Fruticose lichen be described?

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“Hairy”

51
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How would the Foliose lichen be described?

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“Leafy”

52
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What are four ecological and economic applications of lichens?

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Primary Ecological Succession

Food for wildlife

Litmus

Dyes

53
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Are fungi eukaryotic or prokaryotic?

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EUKARYOTIC

54
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Fungi are non _____________

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PHOTOSYNTHETIC

55
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Fungi have __________________ that contain mostly chitin

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CELL WALLS

56
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All fungi are __________________ and cannot produce their own organic compounds

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HETEROTROPHIC

57
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Fungi reproduce by ______________

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SPORES

58
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Fungi are classified by their means of ____________________

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SEXUAL REPRODUCTION

59
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Some fungi are ______________ and some are _______________ (decomposers)

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PARASITIC

SAPROPHITIC

60
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_______________ recycle nutrients back to new generations

A

DECOMPOSERS

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