Lecture 5 Flashcards
1
Q
- All fungi use external digestion to obtain nutrients. What is external digestion?
A
External Digestion - obtain food by secreting digestive enzymes into their surroundings and then absorbing back into the fungus the organic molecules
2
Q
- Which statement describes a type of carnivorous fungi discussed in lecture?
A
Pleurotus Ostreatus
prey on nematodes & excrete something that paralyzes them.
3
Q
- Which statement does not describe a way humans can use the metabolic pathways of fungi to their benefit?
A
Yeast (type of fungi)
- to make things like beer, wine, cheese, or any other commercial product.
- A lot of medicine is made from fungi
( mentions Penicillium )
4
Q
- According to the video on Penicillium, what happened when Alexander Fleming mixed penicillin with his own blood? Why is this a good thing?
A
5
Q
- Fungi are the principal _____ (along with bacteria) since they return substances locked in living and dead organisms to circulation in the ecosystem. Fill in the blank.
A
decomposers
6
Q
- Which statement does not describe a type of symbiotic relationship fungi can form with another organism?
A
7
Q
- What are lichen?
A
Lichen - a relationship between either fungi or some type of algae/bacteria
8
Q
- Which statement describes the relationship between mycorrhizae and plant roots?
A
9
Q
- Which statement describes the fungi found within the Phylum Microsporidia?
A
10
Q
- Which statement describes the fungi found within the Phylum Chytridiomycota?
A
11
Q
- Which statement describes the fungi found within the Phylum Blastocladiomycota?
A
12
Q
- Which statement describes the fungi found within the Phylum Neocallimastigomycota?
A
Anaerobically digest cellulose and lignin in ruminant herbivores, lack true mitochondria and instead use hydrogenosomes to produce atp.
