Lichens Flashcards
1
Q
What kinds of algae and fungi form Lichens?
A
Cyanobacteria and Ascomycetes
2
Q
Respiration in Lichens
A
Cyphella
3
Q
Asexual reproduction performed by
A
Pycnidospores
4
Q
Nutritional substance fed to fungal partner by algal partner
A
Mannitol
5
Q
Litmus paper forming Lichen
A
Rossella tinctoria
6
Q
No. of Ascospores in an Ascus
A
8
7
Q
Fertile layer of Ascocarp where Ascus is located
A
Hymenium
8
Q
Flask shaped fruiting body
A
Perithecium
9
Q
Disc shaped fruiting body
A
Apothecium
10
Q
Lichen that reindeer eat
A
Cladonia rangiferina
11
Q
Vegetative propogation by
A
Sorelia and Isidia
12
Q
Asexual reproduction by
A
Oidia formation
13
Q
Regions of Lichens
A
(A) Cortex (B) Algal zone and (C) Medulla