Kingdom Fungi Flashcards
What is mycology?
the study of fungi
What are nonphotosythesising organisms with chitin cell walls?
Fungi
What are septa?
cell wall partitions
What grows from spores to form the whole fungus?
haploid hyphae filamants
What is the Phylum Chitiridomycota made up of?
water molds
What is Phylum Zygomycota made up of?
bread mold
What is Rhizopus?
common bread mold
When does bread mold produce sexually?
When food becomes depleted
What type of zygospore is formed when Hyphae come together?
a diploid zygospore
What makes up phylum Glomeromycota?
asexual plant sybiots
Where do asexual plant symbiots from Phylum Glomeromycota grow?
On tips of tree roots
What are asexual plant symbiots essential too?
Tree transplants
What are two types of asexual plant symbiots?
What is the difference in the two?
AM Fungus (Arbuscular Mycorrhaze)-Penetrates tree roots Ectomycorrhiza-Doesn't penetrate
What makes up Phylum Ascomycota?
The Sac Fungi
How do sac fungi reproduce?
With sexual ascospores and asexual conidospores