UNIT I Flashcards
Proposed the 5 kingdom system
Robert whittaker
Proposed the Protista Kingdom- Eukaryote, Porkaryote
Ernst Haeckel
Considered to be the ancestors from which all eukaryotes evolved
Kingdom monera or prokaryotes
Includes multi cellular plants that use photosynthesis
Plantae
Obtain energy via ingestion through mouth like opening
Animalia
Eukaryotic nonphotosynthetic org that lack tissue differentiation
Fungi
Cell walls of fungi are composed of
Glucans
Mannans
Chitin
Cell membranes of fungi
Sterol
Fungi comprise a grp of org:
Unicellular
Multicellular
Macroscopic
Yeast
Molds
Mushrooms
They obtain nutrient materials by absorbing dissolved organic matter through their cell membranes
Fungi
Molds have long filaments of linked cells
Hyphae
Hyphae are either:
Septate
Mono nucleated
Coenocytic
Hyphae that Separate molds into individual
Septate hyphae
Hyphae wc are devoid of septa
Appear long continuous cells w many nuclei
Coenocytic hyphae
Moods reproduce
Asexually:
sexually And asexually:
A: frag of hyphae
S&A: produce exospores
Are rounded or oval fungi
Macro: whitenpowdery coatings
Yeast