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MYCOLOGY AND VIROLOGY > STRUCTURE OF FUNGI > Flashcards

STRUCTURE OF FUNGI Flashcards

1
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protects the underlying protoplasm

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CELL WALL

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2
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determines and maintains the shape of the fungi cell

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CELL WALL

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3
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acts as an interface between the fungus and its environment

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CELL WALL

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4
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acts as a binding site for some enzymes

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CELL WALL

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5
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possesses antigenic properties

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CELL WALL

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CELL WALL COMPOSITION:

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❖Chitin: “crunchy”; Carbohydrate and N-acetylglucosamine
❖Protein, glycoprotein, and lipids
❖B-glucan

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7
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External coating of the cell wall

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CAPSULE

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CAPSULE Composition:

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amorphous polysaccharide

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CAPSULE Function:

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influence growth of fungus by preventing dissociation of buds and dispersion of yeasts

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10
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Protects the cytoplasm

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CELL MEMBRANE

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11
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Regulation: solute intake and secretion

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CELL MEMBRANE

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12
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Facilitates the synthesis of the cell wall and capsular material

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CELL MEMBRANE

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13
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Contains ergosterol

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CELL MEMBRANE

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14
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Site of action of amphotericin Band azoles

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CELL MEMBRANE

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15
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CYTOPLASM:

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Mitochondria, vacuoles, vesicles, microtubules etc.

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16
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bounded by nuclear envelop (2 membranes with pores)

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NUCLEUS

17
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contains usually 1 nucleolus consisting mostly of RNA

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NUCLEUS

18
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allows the interaction w/ other organisms

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antigenic properties

19
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fungal meningitis

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Cryptococcus neoformans

20
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“crunchy”; Carbohydrate
and N-acetylglucosamine

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Chitin

21
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site of action of caspofungin

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B-glucan

22
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(antifungal drug and belongs to a new class called the echinocandins)

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caspofungin

23
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target of some chemotherapeutic agents like nystatin

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ergosterol

24
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w/ true nucleus and nuclear membrane

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Eukaryotic

25
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unable to make food from inorganic cpmponents

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Heterotrophic

26
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can survive w/ or w/o oxygen

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facultative anaerobic

27
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contains usually 1 nucleolus consisting mostly of RNA (except for [?])

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multinulceated muscles and nonnucleated RBCs & WBCs

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