Exam 2 Flashcards
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Fungi belong to the ___ clade.
Unikont
Unikont clade is defined by this synapomorphy.
Flagellated cells have a singular posterior flagellum.
Fungi ploidy, cellularity, habitat, food method, cell wall
haploid, multicellular (ex yeasts), terrestrial, chemoheterotrophs, chitin in cell walls.
group of hyphae are called
mycelium
hyphae with no cell wall separations are
coenocytic
Fungal Reproduction method is
spores
Fungal Asexual specialized hyphae and spores
conidiophores, conidia
Fungal Sexual basic model
Plasmogamy, karyogamy, meiosis, mitosis
Five types of fungus
Chytrids, Zygomycetes, Basidiomycetes, Ascomycetes, Glomeromycetes
Chytrid defining features
Decomposers and parasites, unicellular or small multicellular, Only flagellate fungus
Zygomycetes defining features
Molds; decomposers, parasites, mycorrhizae
Microsporidia are
unicellular parasites
Glomeromycetes defining features
only underground, only asexual, produce ENDOmycorrhizae: grow through cell walls and for arbuscles in root cortex cells
Ascomycetes defining features
yeasts, food molds, mildew, morels, truffles; decomposers, parasites, lichens, ECTOmycorrhizae
Fruiting body of ascomycetes
Ascocarp
specific spores and spore holders of ascomycetes
Asci, Ascospores
How many spores are in each ascus?
8 ascospores, which have undergone 2 rounds of meiosis
Basidiomycetes defining features
Mushrooms, shelf fungus, puffballs; decomposers, parasites, ECTOmycorrhizae
Fruiting body of basidiomycetes
Basidiocarp, which produces basidium (located on the gills) which holds basidiospores.
How many basidiospores are on a basidium?
4 basidiospores, which have undergone 1 round of meiosis.
Lichens are a symbiotic relationship between
a photoautotroph and a fungus, typically ascomycetes.
Seeds include 3 parts:
Embryonic sporophyte, food supply, protective coat.
Seeds vs Spores
Seeds are multicellular, abundant food, hardier because of coat.
Size of gametophyte in plants
microscopic