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Myco- INTRO Flashcards

1
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It means relying on decaying vegetation and plants for sources of nutrition

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Saprobes

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2
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Possess true nuclei

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Thallophytes

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3
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Members of plant or family that lack stems and roots

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Heterotrophic

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4
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Fungi are separated from plant kingdom because they do not possess what?

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Chlorophyll

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5
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These are acquired through inhalation of spores or inoculation by trauma into the skin

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Mycoses or fungal infections

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6
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Other name for mycoses

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Fungal infections

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7
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What is the structure of a yeast?

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Bud

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8
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What is the structure of a mold/s?

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Hypha/e

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8
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Tell whether it is yeast phase or mold phase:

multicellular

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Mold phase

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9
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Tell whether it is yeast phase or mold phase:

Unicellular

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Yeast phase

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10
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Tell whether it is yeast phase or mold phase:

Cottony, mycelial mass

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Mold phase

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11
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Tell whether it is yeast phase or mold phase:

Creamy and larger, resembling a bacterial colony

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Yeast phase

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12
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Tell whether it is yeast phase or mold phase:

It can grow in room tempt

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Mold phase

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13
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What is the room temperature?

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20-24 degree celcius

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14
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Common form of fungus that is commonly seen in environment

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Mold

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15
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Give Example of a Mold

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Rhizophus

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16
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Give example of a yeast

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Candida

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17
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It can exist as a yeast or mold form

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Dimorphic fungi

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18
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Fungi grow better at a pH of?

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pH 5

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19
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Molds, yeasts

which is aerobic and facultative anaerobe?

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Molds - aerobic

Yeasts - facultative anaerobe

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20
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True or false: Fungi can grow in high sugar or salt concentration?

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True

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21
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True or false: Fungi can grow in very low moisture content

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True

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22
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True or false: Fungi requires more nitrogen that a bacteria for growth

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False - LESS

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23
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True or false: capable of metabolizing carbohydrate content ( wood)

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True

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24
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Intertwining structure composed of tubular filaments called hyphae

Group of hyphae

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Mycelium

25
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Microscopic units of fungi

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Hyphae

26
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Type of hyphae with cross walls

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Septate

27
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Type of hyphae that is continuous without cross-over

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Aseptate or Coenocytic hyphae

28
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Other name for aseptate

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Coenocytic hyphae

29
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Vegetative portion w/c grows on a substrate & absorbs water and nutrients

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Thallus part

30
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Reproductive portion which contains fruiting body that produce the spores/conidia

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Aerial part

31
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Called imperfect fungi

Other term of the answer above

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Asexual

Anamorph

32
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Called perfect fungi

Other name of the answer above

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Sexual

Teleomorph

33
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What are the 3 phases of sexual

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Haploid nucleus
Diploid nucleus
Meiosis

34
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Produce singly or groups, arrange in long chains or clusters by specialized hyphae called ________?

The meaning above is the description of ____?

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Conidiospores

Conidia

35
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Large, usually aseptate and club oval or spindle shape

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Macroconidia

36
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Small and unicellular with a round, elliptical or pinform shape

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Microconidia

37
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It is born directly on the side of hyphae

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Sessile

38
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It is born directly on the end or tip of hyphae

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Pedunculated

39
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Develop as a daughter cell, buds off the mother cell and it is pinched off.

May elongate to form _______?

Give example

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Blastoconidia

Pseudohyphae

Candida

40
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Thick-walled resistant, resting spores produced by rounding up.

Give example

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Chlamydoconidia

Candida

41
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Chlamydoconidia: hyphal tip

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Terminal arrangement

42
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Chlamydoconidia: hyphal side

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Sessile

43
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Chlamydoconidia: hyphal strand

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Intercalary

44
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Involves simple fragmentation of the mycelium of the septum into the cask shape (barrel shape) spores

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Artroconidia

45
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Asexual spores contained in sacs or sporangia that are produced terminally

It is unique to the group of fungi known as _________?

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Sporangiospores

zygomycetes / Rhizophus

46
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Type of mycoses seen in first layer of epidermis particularly in stratum corneum and essentially elicit no inflammation

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Superficial

47
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Type of mycoses seen in the superficial and whole epidermis

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Cutaenous

48
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Type of mycoses that can spread in the entire body and cause diseases in organs

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Systemic

49
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Type of mycoses which cannot produce dses but can affect immunocompromised people

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Opportunistic

50
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Aka conjugation fungi

Sexual?
Asexual?

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Zygomycota

Zygospores
Sporangiospores

51
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Give example of zygomycota

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Rhizophus nigricans

52
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Microscopic view of zygomycota

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Pin or sugar molds

53
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Aka sac fungi

Sexual?
Asexual?

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Ascomycota

Ascospores
Conidia

54
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It is the largest phylum with over 64 000 spp

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Ascomycota

55
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Give examples of ascomycota

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Trychophyton, Microsporum, Blastomyces

56
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Aka club fungi

Sexual?
Asexual?

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Basidiomycota

Basidiospores
Conidia

57
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Give examples of Basidiomycota

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Mushrooms, Cryptococcus neoformans

58
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Aka imperfect fungi only capable of asexual reproduction

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Deuteromycota

59
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Give examples of Deuteromycota

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Epidermiphyton, Sporothrix, Candida, Pneumocystis carinii

60
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Enumerate fundamental roles of fungi

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Decomposition of matter
Direct source of food (mushroom)
Leavening agent
Pdxn of antibiotics and vaccine

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