Exam 3 Flashcards
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Fungi are primarily-
non-motile and obtain their nutrients by absorption, rather than ingestion
What does mycota mean
fungus-like
what does asco-, basidio-, zygo- reflect
the reproductive structures associated with that group
All fungi exhibit a sexual life cycle with-
zygotic meiosis
What are saprobic fungi
It decomposition releases carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere and returns nitrogenous compounds and other nutrients to the soil, thereby making these constituents available for plants, and eventually animals
mutualistic meaning
Both members benefit from the association
parasitic fungi
absorbs nutrients from living host cells
-can be pathogenic
-athletes foot
organized mass
mycelium
Each filament in mycelium
hypha
fungal hyphae
can be aseptate and conenocytic
-do not have cross-walls, instead have continuous mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei
septate hyphae
-cross walls are present
-most of the body is hidden underground or buried within its food source
-only parts exposed are reproductive structures``
Rhizopus stolonifer
-black bread mold
-live in soil or on decaying plant or animal material
they have aseptate hyphae and undergo zygotic meiosis
-spores are produced asexually by mitosis
what is the dom stage in the zygotic meiosis cycle haploid or diploid?
haploid
whats in Phylum zygomycota
-Rhizopus stolonifer
phylum zygomycota
-asexual reproduction is very common
-sexual only occurs if conditions become unfavorable for growth and if theirs two separate mating strains present
sexual rhizopus
gametangia are located on the ends of hyphae extentions
-gametangia from 2 different mating strains fuse to form a zygosporangium
-zygosporangia are thick walled and resistant
Phylum ascomycota
-many different growths
-small, unicellular yeasts
-very large complex organisms
-septate hyphae, but septa are perforated, so the cytoplasm and nuclei are still able to move freely through the hyphae
-asexual reproduction (conidia or budding)
-sexual features are defining feature of ascomycota
What is in phylum ascomycota
Penicilium
erysiphe
sordaria
peziza
Penicilium
-asexual ascomycete that reproduced by conidia
-some species play major role as the source of important drugs, like antibiotics and anti-rejection drugs, others used for cheese
sexual reproduction in ascomycota
-involves formation of a saclike structure, ascus, within which ascospores are produced following meiosis
-mostly, mitotic divition immediately follows meiosis, resulting spores are held together in the ascus until dispersal
where are asci formed?
in a complex structure called an ascocarp
What are the three types of ascocarps?
-Cleistothecium (closed and spherical)
-Perithecium (vase-shaped with a small pore at one end)
-Apothecium (cup-shaped)
-asci usually develop as a layer inside ascocarp
what type of ascocarp does sordaria have?
perithecium
What type of ascocarp does peziza have?
apothecium