Mycology Flashcards
1
Q
*Eukaryotic
*Unicellular or Multicellular
A
Fungi
2
Q
fungi are:
A
- chemoheterotrophs
- saprophytes
- parasites
3
Q
microbes that use organic chemical substances as sources of energy and organic compounds as the main source of carbon.
A
chemoheterotrops
4
Q
a plant, fungus, or microorganism that lives on dead or decaying organic matter.
A
saprophyte
5
Q
culture media used in the cultivation of fungi
A
saboraud dextrose agar
6
Q
who formulated SDA
A
raymond sabouraud in 1892
7
Q
ingredients of SDA
A
- dextrose
- peptone
- agar
8
Q
gm/liter of dextrose
A
40.0
9
Q
gm/liter of peptone
A
10.0
10
Q
gm/liter of agar
A
15.0
11
Q
final pH (at 25C) of SDA?
A
5.6±0.2
12
Q
incubation period of fungi
A
long
13
Q
growth requirements of fungi
A
o Moist environment
o Temperature of 20 – 30 °C
o Basic nutritional requirements
14
Q
basic nutritional requirements of fungi
A
- carbon
- nitrogen
- Sulfur, phosphorus, potassium and
magnesium
15
Q
SOME FUNGI OF INTEREST YEAST
A
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Candida
- Others
