Lesson 15

Question 2

eukaryotic, non-photosynthetic heterotrophs which produce
exoenzymes and obtain nutrients by absorption

Answer 2

fungi

Question 3

moulds; 2 to 10 μm in diameter

Answer 3

branching hyphae

Question 4

3 to 5 μm in diameter

Answer 4

unicellular yeasts

Question 5

2 major forms

Answer 5

branching hyphae, unicellular yeasts

Question 6

pathogens that cause ringworm in animals and humans

Answer 6

dermatophytes

Question 7

used for the form of a fungal species during its sexually reproductive life cycle

Answer 7

teleomorph

Question 8

term used for the form of a fungal species during its asexual
form, usually associated

Answer 8

anamorph

Question 9

fungi that lack a meiotic stage

Answer 9

mitosporic fungi

Question 10

Fungi of veterinary importance are found in these 3 phylum

Answer 10

Ascomycota, basidiomycota, zygomycota

Question 11

obligatory associations with other
microorganisms and are non-pathogenic

Answer 11

mutualistic fungi

Question 12

cause sporadic opportunistic infections in animals

Answer 12

saprophytic fungi

Question 13

pathogens, causing ringworm
in animals

Answer 13

parasitic dermatophytes

Question 14

impart rigidity and osmotic stability, lined with two layers of cell
membrane composed of sterol

Answer 14

cell wall

Question 15

mainly composed of carbohydrate components including chitin macromolecules with cellulose cross-linkages

Answer 15

hyphal cell wall

Question 16

contain protein complexed with polysaccharides and a range of lipid compounds

Answer 16

yeast cell wall

Question 17

cross walls

Answer 17

septa

Question 18

develop in a sac-like structure called an ascus

Answer 18

ascopores

Question 19

Produced by members of Basidiomycota on club- shaped structures called basidia

Answer 19

basidiospores

Question 20

develop in a thick- walled zygosporangium, formed from the fusion of side projections of
two compatible hyphae

Answer 20

zygospores

Question 21

pathogenetic mechanisms by which fungi produce disease

Answer 21

1. tissue invasion (mycosis)
2. toxin production (mycotoxicosis)
3. induction of hypersensitivity

Question 22

lesion in epidermis, other keratinized structures and mucous membranes

Answer 22

superficial mycoses

Question 23

Fungal diseases by tissue invasion can be categorized according to sites of
lesions

Answer 23

1. superficial mycoses
2. subcutaneous mycoses
3. systemic mycoses