Kingdom Fungi Flashcards
Kingdom Fungi
Synapomorphy
Chitin in cell walls
Kingdom Fungi
3 lifestyles
Saprobe
Parasite
Symbiont
Kingdom Fungi
Saprobe =
Decay organic matters
Kingdom Fungi
Parasite =
Draw nutrients from another living organism
Kingdom Fungi
Symbiont =
In mutualistic relationship with plants or algae
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Chytridiomycota
Characteristics (3)
Microscopic
Unicellular
Parasitic
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Chytridiomycota
Reproduction pattern?
No pattern
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Zygomycota
“___ ___ ___”
Coenocytic true fungi
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Zygomycota
Hyphae =
Thread-like cells
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Zygomycota
Mycelia =
Hyphae bound together
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Zygomycota
Coenocytic =
Hyphae in mycelia dont always have cells walls that separate them
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Ascomycota
The ascomycetes =
Sac fungi
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Ascomycota
Examples
Truffles
Morels
Yeasts
Mildews
Ergot, Dutch Elm Disease
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Ascomycota
“Asco-“
Bag
Named agter the shape of spore container
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Ascomycota
Cellularity? (3)
Unicellular
Multi-cellular
Colonial
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Ascomycota
Hyphae have ___
Crosswall
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Basidiomycota
“___ Fungi”
Club Fungi
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Basidiomycota
“Basidio-“
Pedestal
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Basidiomycota
Affects on humans (3)
Food
only 75 species are poisonous (out of 25,000)
Crop destruction
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Basidiomycota
Cap
Creates spore bearing structure
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Basidiomycota
Stipe
Stem-like
Supports cap
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Basidiomycota
Annulus
Scar tissue on stipe
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Basidiomycota
Hyphae polidy?
Haploid
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Basidiomycota
Asexual reproduction types (3)
Fragmentation
Budding
Conidia
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Basidiomycota
Conidia =
Spores via mitosis
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Deuteromycota
“___ Fungi”
Imperfect fungi
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Deuteromycota
Synapomorphy
No sexual reproduction
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Deuteromycota
Is it a polyphyletic group?
Yes
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Deuteromycota
Asexual reroduction via ___
Conidia
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Deuteromycota
Spores via ___
Mitosis
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Deuteromycota
Good affects on humans (2)
Pharmaceuticals
Food
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Deuteromycota
Bad affect on humans (1) and example
Illnesses,
ex.) valley fever
Lichens
Mutualistic relationship between ___ and ___
Ascomycota and Protista
Lichen
Ascomycota receives ___
Glucose
Lichen
Protista receives ___ (3)
Homeostasis
Minerals
Protection
Lichen
Grows ___ - ___ a year
0.1mm - 1cm
Lichen
Lifespan
Approximately 4500 years old
Lichen
Are resistant to (4)
Cold
Radiation
Drying
Heat
Lichen
3 growth habits
Crustose
Foliose
Fruticose
Lichen
Crustose =
Flat, crusty
Lichen
Foliose =
leaf-like
Lichen
Fruticose =
Tiny shrub
Lichen
Upper cortex =
protective
Lichen
Algal layers =
Photosynthetic region
Lichen
Medulla =
Storage layer
Lichen
Lower cortex =
Rhizines anchor lichens
Lichen
Asexual reproduction
Soredia via fragmentation
Lichen
Sexual reproduction
Happens
No new thallus has ever been seen