protozoa + fungi

Question 1

protozoa

Answer 1

• single celled, eukaryotic, animal-like
• usually lack cell walls
• heterotrophic
• grouped into 4 categories (amoebas, flagellates, ciliates, apicomplexa) based on how they move

Question 2

mycology

Answer 2

study of fungi

Question 3

mycosis

Answer 3

a disease caused by infection with a fungus

Question 4

thallus

Answer 4

a plantlike vegetative body (as of algae, fungi, or mosses) that lacks differentiation into distinct parts (such as stem, leaves, and roots) and does not grow from an apical point; typical of algae, fungi, lichens, and some liverworts.

Question 5

mycelium

Answer 5

the vegetative part of a fungus, consisting of a network of fine white filaments (hyphae)

Question 6

hypha

Answer 6

each of the branching filaments that make up the mycelium of a fungus.

Question 7

septate hyphae

Answer 7

have dividers between the cells, called septa (singular septum). The septa have openings called pores between the cells, to allow the flow of cytoplasm and nutrients throughout the mycelium.

Question 8

aseptate (coenocytic)

Answer 8

one long cell that is not divided into compartments.

Question 9

mold

Answer 9

a fungus that grows in the form of multicellular filaments called hyphae.