Kingdom Fungi Flashcards

1
Q

What is mycology?

A

the study of fungi

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2
Q

What are nonphotosythesising organisms with chitin cell walls?

A

Fungi

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3
Q

What are septa?

A

cell wall partitions

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4
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What grows from spores to form the whole fungus?

A

haploid hyphae filamants

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5
Q

What is the Phylum Chitiridomycota made up of?

A

water molds

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6
Q

What is Phylum Zygomycota made up of?

A

bread mold

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7
Q

What is Rhizopus?

A

common bread mold

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8
Q

When does bread mold produce sexually?

A

When food becomes depleted

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9
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What type of zygospore is formed when Hyphae come together?

A

a diploid zygospore

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10
Q

What makes up phylum Glomeromycota?

A

asexual plant sybiots

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11
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Where do asexual plant symbiots from Phylum Glomeromycota grow?

A

On tips of tree roots

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12
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What are asexual plant symbiots essential too?

A

Tree transplants

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13
Q

What are two types of asexual plant symbiots?

What is the difference in the two?

A
AM Fungus (Arbuscular Mycorrhaze)-Penetrates tree roots
Ectomycorrhiza-Doesn't penetrate
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14
Q

What makes up Phylum Ascomycota?

A

The Sac Fungi

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15
Q

How do sac fungi reproduce?

A

With sexual ascospores and asexual conidospores

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16
Q

What phylum does Penicilin belong to?

A

Ascomycota

17
Q

How do yeasts reproduce?

A

Can produce sexually by cell fusion or asexually by buddin

18
Q

What yeast causes a yeast infection?

A

Canidia

19
Q

What causes athletes foot?

A

Trichphyton rubum

20
Q

What is Phylum Basidomycota made up of?

A

The Club Fungi

21
Q

Where are spores produced on mushrooms?

A

The basidia

22
Q

Are the spores produced on mushrooms haploid or diploid?

A

haploid

23
Q

What type of mushrooms are poisonious?

A

Amanita mushrooms

24
Q

What type of mushroom are magic mushrooms?

A

Psilocybes

25
Q

What type of sac fungi are fungi/algae symbiots?

A

Lichens

26
Q

Where do lichens live?

A

harsh enviromental conditions