Lecture 14 Flashcards

1
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which organisms are the most abundant worldwide, metabolically diverse, and have rapid rate of cell division

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prokaryotes

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2
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what type of climates can prokaryotes live in

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some can live in extreme cold or heat, darkness, or anaerobic environments

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3
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what type of sexual preproduction do prokaryotes have

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conjugation, transformation, and transduction

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4
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what are endospores

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Dormant resting cells when food supply is low;

Resistant to heat, radiation, and chemical disinfectants

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5
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how are autotrophs metabolically diverse

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photosynthetic or chemosynthetic (oxidize inorganic compounds instead of using light)

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6
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how are heterotrophs metabolically diverse

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most are saprophytes

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7
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what are some characteristics of cyanobacteria

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chlorophyll a, carotenoids, phycobilins, live in a variety of environments, some fix nitrogen

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8
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how are purple and green bacteria’s photosynthesis different

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use sulfur and other compounds instead of water; live in anaerobic conditions with large amounts of decaying matter

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9
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where do purple and green bacteria get their colors from

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colors from photosynthetic pigments

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10
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what are the large three groups of Archaea

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extreme halophiles, methanogens, extreme thermophiles

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11
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what are viruses

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primarily a genome (DNA or RNA) that replicates within a host cell

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12
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how can plant viruses be spread

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plant viruses are carried by insects

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13
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how do viruses move through plants

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via plasmodesmata, and through phloem

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14
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what type of viruses are RNA viruses

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plant viruses

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15
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what is already know about fungi

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eukaryotic, heterotrphic, unicellular/multicellular, cell wall of chitin, no plastids or photosynthetic pigments

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16
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what is the ecological importance of fungi

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decomposition

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17
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what are the medical uses of fungi

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disease causing, medicines

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18
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what are the economic importances of fungi

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agricultural pests, yeasts

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19
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what type of symbiotic relationships do fungi form

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mycorrhizae, lichens, endophytes

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20
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what are fungi mostly composed of

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hyphae

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21
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what are hyphae

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fungal filaments

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22
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what are mycelium

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mass of hyphae

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23
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what are the fungi’s hyphae divided by

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septa

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24
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why do fungi have high surface area-to-volume ratio

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they get their food from absorbing so that’s why they have a high surface area-to-volume ratio

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25
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what are the three types of heterotrophic absorbers

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saprophytes, parasites, mutualistic symbionts

26
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what is produced by fungal fermenters

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ethyl from glucose

27
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how do fungi reproduce asexually

A

spores

28
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how do fungi reproduce sexually

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protoplasts fuse, nuclei fuse, then meiosis occurs

29
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what is the diploid phase in fungi

A

zygote

30
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what are the four phyla of the kingdom fungi

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Chytridiomycota, Zygomycota, Ascomycota, Basidiomycota

31
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which phyla of fungi have motile spores

A

Chytridiomycota

32
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which phyla of fungi don’t have sexual spores

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Chytridiomycota

33
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which two phyla of fungi have the most species

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Ascomycota and Basidomycota

34
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what are some characteristics of Chytridiomycota

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previously considered protists; predominantly aquatic; varied in form, sexual interactions, life histories
characteristic motile cells (flagellated cells); can be parasites or pathogens of plants

35
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what are some characteristics of Zygomycota

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most are saprophytes, some parasites or symbiotic; most coenocytic; asexual reproduction via haploid spores

36
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which phyla have zygospores

A

Zygomycota

37
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what are zygospores

A

sexually produced resting spores

38
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which phyla cause diseases in plants, can be insect parasites, and have endomycorrhizae

A

Zygomycota

39
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what are some characteristics of Ascomycota

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filamentous (except for yeasts); perforated septa; asexual reproduction; sexual reproduction

40
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what is the sexual reproduction of Ascomycota

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formation of ascus (resembles a sac) within which ascospores are formed from meiosis

41
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what are some characteristics of Basidomycota

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may constitute 2/3 of biomass in soil; produce basidiospores in a basidium; “mushroom” is a basidioma

42
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what phyla contains all gill fungi

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Basidomycota

43
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what are some gill fungi

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common field mushrooms, button mushrooms, Amanita, and Psilocybe

44
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what phyla do rusts belong to

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Basidomycota

45
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what are rusts

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pathogens of plants, some require two hosts

46
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what phyla do smuts belong to

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Basidomycota

47
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what are smuts

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sooty appearance of masses of spores; attack approximately 4000 species of plants

48
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what are yeasts

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a unicellular form; reproduce by budding; not a formal taxonomic group

49
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what are some characteristics of Conidial Fungi (anamorphs)/Deuteromycetes

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Not actually a phyla; “Fungi Imperfecti”; only exist in asexual reproducing state; some are plant pathogens; some cause human disease (ring worm/athletes foot); many have medicinal and commercial importance

50
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what are some medicinal and commercial importance of Conidial Fungi (anamorphs)/Deuteromycetes

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penicillium and aspergillus

51
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what are the Symbiotic Relationships of Fungi

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parasitic; mutualistic; lichens; mycorrhizae; endophytes

52
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what are some characteristics of endophytes

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live within healthy plant stem and leave tissues;
produce secondary metabolites that protect their hosts against pathogenic fungi and attack by insects;
one species that infects rye is the precursor to LSD that may have led to Salem witch trials

53
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what are characteristics of lichens

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mycobiont, photobiont, some lichens are 4500 years old

54
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what are the forms of lichens

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crustose, foliose, and fruticose

55
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what organism can dry out very easily and has great ecological importance

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lichens

56
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how are lichens ecologically important

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biogeochemical weathering of rock; contribute fixed nitrogen to soil (if it contains cyanobacteria)

57
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how are mycorrhizae important

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increase host plants’ ability to capture water and elements; can protect against root pathogens

58
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what are the types of mycorrhizae

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endomycorrhizae, ectomycorrhizae, Ericaceae, and Orchidaceae

59
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what are the four families of ectomycorrhizae

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Fagaceae (Beech and Oak), Salicaceae (Willow), Betulaceae (Birch), Pinaceae (Pine)

60
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what is the percentage of endomycorrihizae

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80% of vascular plants

61
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what are zygomycete

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endomycorriziae