LAB 6

Question 1

Apothecium

Answer 1

-an ascus-bearing structure (ascocarp) in which the hymenium is open and not covered by fungal tissue at maturity

Question 2

Ascocarp

Answer 2

ascospore-bearing, multicellular sporocarp formed by a member of the Ascomycota

Question 3

Ascospore

Answer 3

a spore borne IN an ascus

Question 4

Ascus

Answer 4

a cell that is the site of meiosis and in which spores are formed

Question 5

Budding

Answer 5

Asexual reproduction in which outgrowths form from the parent, the outgrowths are then either pinched off or they remain attached to form extensive colonies

Question 6

Cleistothecium

Answer 6

a closed ascocarp with the asci surrounded by fungal tissue and without regularly formed openings

Question 7

Conidium

Answer 7

an asexual, nonmotile fungal spore that develops externally and is deciduous at maturity

Question 8

Perithecium

Answer 8

a closed ascospore with a pore at the top

Question 9

Thallus

Answer 9

vegetative tissue that forms the body of the fungus

Question 10

Yeast

Answer 10

Unicellular fungus that reproduces primarily by budding

Question 11

Synapomorphy of Ascomycota

Answer 11

Ascus

Question 12

Result of asexual or sexual reproduction in Ascomycota

Answer 12

Ascospore or conidium

Question 13

During sexual reproduction, ascopores are typically produced _____ the ascus after ______, _______, ______

Answer 13

Within

Karyogamy, meiosis, mitosis

Question 14

Generally, ______ ascospores are produced _____ one ascus

Answer 14

8; inside

Question 15

Ascu develop within the _____

Answer 15

ascocarp

Question 16

3 types of ascocarps (hypocrea)

Answer 16

Apothecium
Perithecium
Cleistothecium

Question 17

Asci typically develop on the inside of the ascocarp in the ______

Answer 17

hymenium

Question 18

Lichens are a partnership between ____ and ___

Answer 18

Fungi and alga or cyanobacteria

Question 19

In lichens, fungi provide____

Answer 19

structure, protection, and a capture area for mineral nutrients

Question 20

Crustose

Answer 20

flatted thallus forms a cruse that is firmly attached to a substrate and cannot be dislodged without damaging the structure

Question 21

Foliose

Answer 21

somewhat leaf-like, thallus is flat, composed of lobes that are loosely attached to the substrate

Question 22

Fruticose

Answer 22

the most 3D of the lichens, branched and resembling either miniature shrubs or hanging in strands

Question 23

Types of thallus structures in lichen

Answer 23

Crustose, Foliose, Fruticose