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____ is the staple food of 35% of the world

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Wheat

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Wheat Rust

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A fungus that targets wheat plants,

there are more than one kind of wheat rust

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Sexual recombination of wheat rust occurs on what plant?

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Barberry bush

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For Wheat Rust, no Barberry Bush =

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no sex

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is Wheat Rust an obligate Parasite?

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Yes

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Obligate Parasite

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Needs a host to survive and reproduce

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Why does Wheat Rust require Burberry for survival?

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Sexual reproduction introduces variation in genes necessary to attack plant defenses. If no variation, then the rust can’t infect the wheat

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1953 Wheat Rust Epidemic

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Rust spores produced in Kansas, spread to Minnesota and North Dakota by wind. 40% loss of spring wheatcrop.

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Economic effects of crop damage are a function of

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who you are, and your local governments attitude and resources

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How does Wheat Rust survive the wind over long period of time when migrating/ dispersing?

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Thick, pigmented walls, prevent it from being burnt by sun or dried out

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How are scientists responding to wheat rust?

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Building rust-resistant forms of Wheat

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Is wheat rust ancient?

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Yes

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Which phylum do wheat rust’s belong to?

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Basidiomycota

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Goddes of Rust

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Ceres

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Coffee Rust has caused ___$ of damage in Latin America since 2012

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1 billion

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Chestnut Blight

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Chestnut blight killed trees on east coast rapidly

By 1940, it was everywhere

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Chryphonectria Parasita

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Introduced from Asia, doesn’t hurt Chinese Chestnuts, but kills American Chestnuts

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How does Chestnut Blight kill chestnut trees

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Creates a canker that kills the tree

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How many trees died during Chestnut Blight

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4 billion trees died in 40 years

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What factors might affect the introduction of a genetically engineered tree released in the wild?

A. Genetic variation in the chestnut blight fungus
B. Interbreeding with susceptible chestnut trees
C. Unforeseen effects of the genetic modifications
D. The difference in generation times between the trees and the blight fungus
E. Habitat loss due to human activity

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hmmm don’t know…seems like all but maybe not B

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Tar Spots

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Each tar spot on a tree is a point of infection
If especially strong, tar spots might defoliate a tree
Usually trees just grow back leaves

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How do tar spots disperse?

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After spending the winter on a leaf on the ground, tar spot explodes/opens and sends its spore adrift.

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Every tree has some type of ___

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disease

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____ and ____ are engaged in a constant, slow, evolutionary battle

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Trees and fungus

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How do agriculturists manage plant disease (3 things)
Breed new varieties that can resist pathogens Treating crops w fungicides Crop rotation to decrease spores in soil
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Most devastating disease often introduced from ____ ____
Foreign lands
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Sudden Oak Death
Caused by fungus Phytophthora Ramorum
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2012 Outbreak, Fungal meningitis
People got infection from steroids prescribed at doctors office. The steroids contained 4 different molds
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Company responsible for 2012 outbreak
New England Compounding Center
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Difference between a Compounder and a Manufacturer
Compounder- makes single dose for specific patients that have special needs Manufacturer- Produces mass quantities of standard drugs
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Coccidioidomycosis
Makes lots of spores, lives in mouse poop Inhaled spores can cause disease
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Coccidioidomycosis is usually fatal or nonfatal?
Nonfatal
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Cocci epidemic in 2013 occurred where?
California state prisons, infection rate was 1000x higher than elsewhere in the state
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How are cocci spores usually transported
Along w/ dust by wind
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Ringworm & Athlete’s Foot
Fungus diseases of the superficial layers of skin Caused by several different fungi that have evolved with us over a long time Can be spread person to person, or by animals
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Will ringworm or athletes foot kill you?
No, just gnarly
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Why is using drugs to fight fungal infection difficult?
Fungal cells are a lot like human cells | Hard to kill fungal cells w/o harming host
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Two major kinds of antifungal drugs?
``` Amphotericin B Azole drugs (itraconozole) ```
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How to fight mycoses?
Avoid exposure to pathogens Antifungal drugs Immune system boosters
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Why are deaths by fungal infection increasing?
Suppressed immunity Increased travel and trade Fungi have acquired resistance to antifungal drugs
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Malassezia
Common fungus that grows on almost all humans and most animals
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Examples of Malassezia
Dandruff
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Discoverer of Penicillin?
Alexander Fleming in 1928 in London
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Penicillin is a drug made by
some species of Penicillium
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How does penicillin work
The mold grows and kills the bacteria that surrounds it
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What effect did Penicillin have on deaths in WII
Decreased, because penicillin cured bacterial pneumonia, which was a big killer of US troops during WWI
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What is a beta-lactam antibiotic?
A drug like penicillin that inhibits bacterial cell-wall formation
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___% of people are allergic to Penicillin?
10%
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Do all species of Penicillium make Penicillin?
No, some even make mycotoxins!
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Cyclosporine
Key drug used to facilitate transplanted organs
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What does cyclosporine do?
Suppresses body's rejection of transplanted organs
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Insulin
Grown in culture, used to fight diabetes
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Where in our bodies is insulin produced?
Pancreas
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In the past, how was commercial insulin grown?
Using pancreas of cows and pigs
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What was the problem w using animal pancreas' for insulin production
Humans had allergies to the animal proteins present
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What was the solution to the commercial Insulin issue
Use Yeast to grow Insulin.
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How is Yeast used to grow insulin
Human insulin genes injected into yeast, yeast make proteins like their human relatives do, so this works. Yeast then excretes proteins that are purified and readied for human use
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What is Reishi?
Fungus that helps with heart health, blood sugar, cholesterol
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Turkey Tail Fungus
Can fight Cancer, inflammation, viruses
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Cordycepin
Immunomodulating compound, strengthens body
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Where does yeast come from in Pruno-making?
The air!
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Raw Morels are ____, but when cooked, morels become ____
Poisonous, Edible
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Phenology means
Fruiting season
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All mushrooms have a ______ phenology
distinct
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Phenology is currently being effected by
Climate Change
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Many mushrooms experience fruiting seasons in the fall because ________
Tree roots, which mingle with mushrooms, are rich with nutrients in the fall..
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Meadow mushrooms: Agaricus (edible) has a _____ colored sport print while deadly mushrooms with similar phenotype always have a ____ spore print
Brown, white
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Poisons--- different mushrooms contain _____ toxins
Different
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True or false: there is no truly reliable kitchen, field, or lab test to determine a mushrooms toxicity
TRUE!
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Mycophagist
One who eats mushrooms
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Amanita bisporigera (destroying angel) has a _____ spore print
WHITE
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Amatoxins
Ridiculously powerferful toxins found in mushrooms responsible for 90% of mushroom deaths
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Amatoxins blocks ____________ from forming and stops creation of ______
RNA Polymerase, proteins and enzymes
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How do Amatoxins kill people?
Liver failure!
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Why are many tasty mushrooms unable to be cultivated in lab ?
Because they have a mycorrhizal relationship with tree roots. Without them they can grow, but the won't fruit.
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Truffles belong to which phylum
Ascomycota
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Truffles lead to the discovery of what cool symbiotic relationship?
Mycorrhizae! Symbiosis between mushrooms and tree roots.
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Mushrooms contain which taste?
Umami
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Maria Sabina
Shaman from latin America who introduced westerners to Psychedelic mushrooms
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All magic mushrooms belong to which genus
Psilocybe
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Entheogen
An entity that generates the divine from within
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Active component of magic mushrooms?
Psilocybin
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Drawbacks to shrooms
1/4 of users experience a panic attack related to shroom consumption Existing schizophrenia can be triggered
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Shrooms contain the compounds similar to _______
Serotonin
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Psilocin bonds to the same brain receptors as _______
Serotonin
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Federal laws apply to ______ within mushrooms not the spores themselves....though some states outlaw the spores the spores as well
chemicals
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Magic Mushrooms look like ______ which contains deadly _____
Galerina, Amatoxins
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How does a tree make its biomass?
By capturing CO2
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What happens to the CO2 in a tree when wood rot takes hold of a tree?.....What is this process called?
CO2 is released? Carbon cycling
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What are lichen?
Lichens are a mutualistic partnership between algae and fungi. Together, they make a distinctive structure.
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How are Lichen named?
They are called by the name of the fungi and the name of the algae is left off.
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What is the third component in Lichen?
Yeast!
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What does the yeast in Lichen do?
It helps to create the lichens surface
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Lichens grow _____ly
slowly
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____% of plants form symbiotic relationship with fungi
90
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How do plants benefit from Mycorhizzae
Increased absorption of nutrients and water More access to nitrogen and phosphorous Protection from diseases Can grow in places they otherwise could not
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How is Mycorhizzae a "network"?
Can receive information from other plants about threats | Nutrient sharing between different kinds of plants
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Two kinds of Mycorhizzae
Endomycorhizzae | Ectomycorhizzae
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Ectomycorhizzae
Fungus surrounds root cells Effects mostly trees and shrubs Mostly mushrooms and cup fungi
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Which Phylum do cup fungi belong to
Ascomycota
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Which phylum do tasty mushrooms typically belong to?
Basidiomycota
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Endomycorhizzae
Occurs within root cells Most herbaceous plants Phylum Glomeromycota
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Most common mushrooms used in food are all a variation of the species
Agaricus bisporus

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