Kingdom Fungi Flashcards
Which are heterotrophic?
Those that are parasitic and saprophytic
Are they multicellular or unicellular
Multicellular except yeast
What makes their cell walls
Chitin
How do they reproduce
Sexually and asexually
What is a mold
A tangled mass of filaments
What is yeast
They are unicellular and form colonies
Fungi are made of filaments called…
Hyphae
Individual cells are separated by walls called…
Septum
What is a mass of hyphae visible to the unaided eye
Mycelium
What is step one of asexual reproduction
Spore formation- spores are identical to each other
What is step two of asexual reproduction
Fragmentation- hypha dry out and fragment. Spores are released. Example is athletes foot
What is the third step of asexual reproduction
Budding
How is lichen symbiotic
The fungus gets glucose and algae gets a place to live and minerals
How are lichens important
They broke down rocks and help the environment
How is mycorrhiza important
The plant gets minerals and increases it’s surface area. The fungus gets food through photosynthesis
