Lecture 3 Flashcards
Define arbuscule
branched, tree like organ, in mycorrhizal fungi
What characteristics must fungi reproductive organs posses to increase their chances of success
R.A.D
R= resist- harsh conditions (hibernates)
A= adapt- to environment (sexual recombination)
D= disperse- to new environment (spores; conidia)
What are the 4 dispersal mechanisms of fungi
- ) wind dispersal
- ) rain dispersal
- ) water (stream) dispersal
- ) animal dispersal
What form are fungi dispersed
spores
What is wind dispersal; what kind of characteristics do wind dispersed spores have in common
- use of wind; eg. mushroom cap
spores:
- small
- dry
- light
- powdery texture
- UV protected
What is rain dispersal & what characteristics must the spores dispersed this way have to increase their chances of success
- use of rain, wet, splash
spores:
- sticky spores
What is water (stream) dispersal & what characteristics do the spores dispersed this way have
- use water
spores:
- complex shapes
- and/or often branched
What is animal dispersal & what characteristics do the spores dispersed this way have
- animal vector (eg. fly, cow, arthropods, mammals, etc)
spores:
- large
- sticky
- thick walled spores (resistant to digestion of animals)
true or false; insects can disperse fungal spores
true
true or false; termites create “fungus gardens” - cultivate the fungus to process leaf material so that it can be digested by the termites
true
What transports DED
- transported and inoculated by bark borrowing beetles
What controls the naming of fungi
ICN
International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants
what was the naming of fungi traditionally based on
appearance of teleomorphic/sexual stage of life cycle structures
What does anamorph mean
asexual stage
What does teleomorph mean
sexual stage