INTRO TO MYCOLOGY

Question 1

Fungi lacks what

Answer 1

Chlorophyll

Question 2

Fungi’s cell walls are made up of

Answer 2

Chitin

Question 3

It is a polymer of the fungal cell wall

Answer 3

Chitin

Question 4

Chitin is a polysaccharide also known as

Answer 4

N-acetyl glucosamine

Question 5

It is a site of any antifungal agents

Answer 5

B-glucan

Question 6

B-glucan is

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The site of action of any antifungal agents

Question 7

It contains Ergosterol

Answer 7

Cell membrane

Question 8

It is the site of action of some antifungal drugs

Answer 8

Ergosterol

Question 9

Example of antifungal drugs that take action in ergosterol

Answer 9

Amphotericin B

Question 10

A single vegetative fungi/cell

Answer 10

Yeast

Question 11

Classified as fungi that need biochemical testing for identification

Answer 11

Yeast

Question 12

Yeast can be identified through

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Biochemical testing

Question 13

Yeast reproduce through

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Budding

Question 14

Yeast undergoes budding to produce

Answer 14

Blastoconidium

Question 15

It produces multicellular structures, fuzzy, cottony, wolly, powdery colonies due to the formation of mycelia

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Molds

Question 16

Molds produce multicellular structures, fuzzy, cottony, wolly, and powdery colonies due to the formation of …

Answer 16

Mycelia

Question 16

It is made up of many long strands of tube liked structures called hyphae

Answer 16

Mycelia

Question 17

This portion of mycelia has the reproductive structure and extends above the colonies

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Aerial Mycelia

Question 17

Mycelia is made up of many long strands of tube liked structures called …

Answer 17

Hyphae

Question 18

Aerial Mycelia is also known as

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Stolon

Question 19

This portion of mycelia that extends downwards and absorbs nutrients

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Vegetative Mycelia

Question 20

Vegetative Mycelia is also known as

Answer 20

Rhizoids

Question 21

Hyphae based on septate

Answer 21

Septate hyphae
Sparsely septate hyphae

Question 22

A frequent cross-like occurring perpendicularly to the outer walls of the hyphae

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Septate hyphae

Question 23

A few cross-walls at irregular interval

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Sparsely septate hyphae

Question 24

It is the absence of septation

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Aseptate hyphae

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Hyphae based on pigmentation

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Hyaline (Moniliaceous) hyphae Dematiaceous hyphae

Question 26

A hyphae that is non-pigmented or lightly pigmented

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Hyaline (Moniliaceous) hyphae

Question 27

Hyaline (Moniliaceous) hyphae is

Answer 27

non-pigmented or lightly pigmented

Question 28

A hyphae that is darkly pigmented due to melanin

Answer 28

Dematiaceous hyphae

Question 29

Dematiaceous hyphae is darkly pigmented due to

Answer 29

Melanin

Question 30

What are the two common stain

Answer 30

Gomori stain Fontana- Mason stain

Question 31

A stain that stains fungal elements black

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Gomori stain

Question 32

A stain that stains melanin (brown)

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Fontana-Mason stain

Question 33

Hyphae that are based on appearance/shape

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Antler hyphae Racquet hyphae Spiral hyphae Rhizoids hyphae

Question 34

A hyphae with swollen, branching tips

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Antler hyphae

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A hyphae with club-shaped hyphae, elliptical

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Racquet hyphae

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A hyphae with tightly coiled hyphae

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Spiral hyphae

Question 37

A hyphae with a root-liked appearance

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Rhizoids hyphae

Question 38

The ability of fungi to morph into different phases depending on the growth environment

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Dimorphism

Question 39

Dimorphism is dependent on

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Temperature pH level

Question 40

At what temperature does mold grow

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Room temperature (22-25 degree celsius)

Question 41

At what temperature does yeast grow

Answer 41

37 degree celcius

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The ability of fungi to morph both into two phase

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Polymorphism

Question 43

It results in the formation of conidia (daughter cells)

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Asexual reproduction

Question 44

Asexual reproduction produces

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Conidia (daughter cells)

Question 45

A fruiting structure that forms conidia (daughter cells)

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Conidiogenous cells

Question 46

A vase-like structure that produces phialoconidia

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Phialide

Question 47

A ringed structure that produces annelloconidia

Answer 47

Annellide

Question 48

Phialoconidia and Annelloconidia formed through

Answer 48

Budding

Question 49

It is formed by the fragmentation of fertile hyphae

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Arthroconidia

Question 50

It is the joining of two compatible nuclei producing zygosphore

Answer 50

Sexual reproduction

Question 51

It reproduce through sexually

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Teleomorph

Question 52

A teleomorph , but occasionally reproduce asexually

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Anamorph

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An anamorph present for the same teleomorph

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Synanamorph

Question 54

What are specimens that must be processed ASAP (within 2 hours)

Answer 54

Respiratory secretion Hair Skin Nails Blood CSF Tissue

Question 55

Specimen that can be refrigerated in a short time

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Catheter tips Other medical devices Lower Respiratory Tract Urine

Question 56

Dermatologic specimens that must not be refrigerated

Answer 56

Skin scrappings Nail trimmings

Question 57

It digests mucus

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N-acetyl-L-cysteine

Question 58

It breaks down tissues to allow better visualization of fungal elements

Answer 58

KOH

Question 59

It is coated with a reagent that lyses WBC and RBC

Answer 59

Isolator tube

Question 60

It inhibits the growth of fungi

Answer 60

Cycloheximide

Question 61

A specimen used for oropharyngeal candidiasis

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Oropharyngeal smear

Question 62

A specimen that should centrifuge first

Answer 62

CSF

Question 63

It is used to diagnose Cryptococcus neoformans

Answer 63

CSF