Mycology

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Fungi are similar to protozoa as they are chemoheterotrophic, however they have ________
Cell walls
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The cell walls of fungi are typically made of _____
Chitin
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The chitin in fungi cell walls is __________ to that in exoskeletons of insects etc
Identical
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Fungi _____ chloryphill
Lack
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Fungi _______ cell walls and _______ perform photosynthesis
Have/don't
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Fungi _________ dead organisms
Decompose
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Fungi produce _______ penicillin and cephalosporin
Antibiotics
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About ___% of known fungal species produce mycoses
30
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Most fungi are saprotrophic which means they need ______
Decaying matter
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Some fungi are parasitic which means they need ________
Living matter
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The vegetative non fruiting body of a fungus is the _____
Thallus
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The fruiting body is the ____ of fungi
Reproductive
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The thalli of moulds are composed of tubular fillaments called _____
Hyphae
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The thalli of yeast are typically small globular and comosed of ________
Single cells
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Some fungi can produce both yeast and mold type thalli, depending on _________
Environment
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Fungi that produce two types of thalli are known as ________ and many of the medically important fungi are classed as this
Dimorphic
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The largest known organisms on earth are _____
Fungi
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Mycellium are intertwined hyphae that are often _________
Subterranean
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Yeast reproduce ______ by budding
Asexually
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Candida invades human tissue by __________
Pseudohyphae
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Filamentous fung reproduce asexually by producing spores, which allow fungi to _________
Disperse in the wind
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____________ form in a sac at either the tip or side of hyphae
Sporangiospores
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___________ form with a thick cell wall inside hyphae
Chlamydospores
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_________ are formed at the tips or side of hyphae but not in sacs
Condospores
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During ________ reproduction, haploid nuclei form a dikaryon (- and + thallus nuclei) and fuse when hyphae or spores touch or join, then divide to reestablish + and - thalli
Sexual
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The phylum Chytridomycota forms ________
Zoospores
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The phylum Chytridomycota is mostly single celled, with some forming hyphae, they are also mostly ________
Aquatic
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The _________ form a monophyletic group of around 160 species that form ____________ in plant roots to supply minerals and nutrients
Arbuscular mycorrhizae
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Glomerumycota form glomerospores during ________ reproduction
Asexual
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During sexual reproduction, _________ creates ascospores
Ascomycota
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a species of Ascomycota used in __________
Wine making
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The zombi fungus ophiocordyceps is under the phylum __________
Ascomycota
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Ascomycetes reproduce _______ by producing large amounts of spores called conidia
Asexually
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An extended dikaryotic stage in sexual reproduction allows for __________
Genetic recombination
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Mushrooms, puffballs, bracket fungi
Basidiomycota
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'Club fungus'
Basidiomycota
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_______ are important for decomposing wood and plant materials, there are also two groups of plant parasites
Basidiomycetes
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This phylum of fungi reproduces sexually by creating basidiocarps, which have basidiospores within
Basidioycota
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Common white mushrooms in the supermarket are familiar examples of _________
Basidiocarp
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'Fungi imperfecti' contains most of the _______ fungi
Pathogenic
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The sexual stage of the _______ has not been identified therefore they can not be classified traditionally
Fungi imperfeti
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Fungi can be identified with malt extract agar, sabouraud dextrose agar and with a low pH and a________
Antibiotics
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Growth of fungi can take ________
3 weeks
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___________ staining is used
Lactophenol cotton blue
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Card 2

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The cell walls of fungi are typically made of _____

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Chitin

Card 3

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The chitin in fungi cell walls is __________ to that in exoskeletons of insects etc

Back

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Card 4

Front

Fungi _____ chloryphill

Back

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Card 5

Front

Fungi _______ cell walls and _______ perform photosynthesis

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