Lab Exercise 4 Flashcards
Fungi were previously believed to be a type of
plant
Most fungi exist as a large number of thread-like structures. Each thread is called a_______ The entire mass of threads is called a ______
hypha and mycelium
Parasitic extensions of hyphae that grow into plant cells and absorb nutrients from them are called
haustoria
Organisms that get their nutrients from non-living, organic materials are referred to as
saprotrophs
Although beneficial to plants, mycorrhizae are found in only a few species of plants.
That doesn’t sound right.
A fruiting body is the spore-producing structure resulting from _ _ _ _ _ (asexual / sexual) reproduction.
sexual
Which fungus phylum is believed to be most closely related to the protist ancestors?
Chytridiomycota
During sexual reproduction in Phylum Zygomycota, two opposite haploid hyphae (+) and (−) grow towards one another and form enlarged tips called ______ These two structures fuse to form a diploid________
gametangia and Zygospore
The fungus used in baking to make bread rise is found in which phylum?
Ascomycota
The fruiting body in a basidiomycete is called a
basidiocarp
Within a single ascus, how many ascospores typically develop?
8
Name the spore-producing structures found lining the gills on the underside of mushroom caps.
Basidia
Name the spore-producing structures found lining the gills on the underside of mushroom caps.
basidia/ basidium
This image shows asexual structures called _______ , found in Phylum_____The genus seen here is ____________
conidia, Ascomycota, and Penicillium
