Lecture 17 Flashcards
1
Q
Common ancestor of fungi?
A
Protist
2
Q
Fungi secrete?
A
Exoenzymes that break down large complex molecules into small simple ones
3
Q
Cells walls are made of?
A
Chitin
4
Q
Fungi bodies made of?
A
Hyphae
5
Q
Chytridiomycota?
A
Responsible for global decline of amphibians and digest either dead organic matter or tissue of living host
6
Q
Phylum Zygomycota
A
Mold
7
Q
Phylum Glomeromycota
A
Mutualistic with plant roots
8
Q
Phylum Ascomycota
A
Yeasts and truffles
9
Q
Phylum Basidiomycota
A
Classic toadstool and decomposer and white grocery store shroom
10
Q
Gills?
A
Lined with basidia for spore production.
11
Q
Mycorrhizae?
A
Mutualistic relation between fungi and plant root
12
Q
Mycosis?
A
Fungal disease of animals
13
Q
Cutaneous?
A
Infection on outer skin layers
14
Q
Subcutenous?
A
Infection due to wound
15
Q
Systemic?
A
Spread across host body
