Kingdom Fungi Flashcards
Where does Fungi preferably live?
Hot and humid regions
Exception in fungus?
Yeast is unicellular whereas all the members of fungi are multicellular
Aseptate mycelium
Here the mycelium has a multi nucleated cytoplasm
And us called coenocytic hyphae
Fungal cell wall is made up of?
Chitin and polysaccharides
Fungal nutrition ?
Heterotrophic
Name the unicellular fungi which is used to make bread and beer
Yeast
Wheat rust-causing fungi is known as
Puccini’s
Example of fungus which is a source of anitbiotics
Penicillium
Fungi bodies consist of long, slender thread-like structures called
Hyphae
The network of hyphae is known as
Mycelium
Hyphae that are continuous tubes filled with multinucleated cytoplasm – these are called
Coenocytic hyphae
Fungi can live as symbionts – in association with algae known as
Lichens
Symbiotic association of Fungus with roots of higher plants is known as
Mycorrhiza
Fusion of protoplasms between two motile or non-motile gametes are called
Plasmogamy
Fusion of two nuclei is called
Karyogamy
In fungi (ascomycetes and basidiomycetes), an intervening dikaryotic stage (n + n, i-e-, two nuclei per cell) occurs; such a condition is called
Dikaryon
In Phycomycetes mycelium is
Coenocytic and aseptate
Name the fungi which is also known as bread mould
Rhizopus
Ascomycetes are commonly known as
Sac fungi
Fungi that grows on dung are known as
Coprophilous
Mycelium in Ascomyctetes is
Branches and septate
Asexual spores of Ascomycetes are known as
Conidia
Sexual spores of Ascomycetes are known as
Ascospores
An example of Ascomycetes that is used extensively in biochemical and genetic work is called
Neurospora
