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what are secrete hydrolytic enzymes that degrade complex organic matter into simpler forms that can be absorbed called?
exoenzymes
what do fungi include?
decomposers (saprobes), parasites, mutulisitc symbionts.
what fungi are unicellular? are all fungi unicellular?
Yeasts, no some are multi
what is an interwoven mar of filaments that surround s and can infltrate the food source called?
mycelium
What are the individual filaments of the mycelium called?
hyphae
what does septae mean?
have a cross wall
what does aseptate mean
no crosswalls, a continuous mass of cytoplasm and nuclei
what are hyphae s specific functions?
trapping and kiling prey, haustoria-hyphae that penetrate a host
what are hyphae that penetrate a host called>
haustoria
What is it called when fungi and plant shave mutulistic relationship? what do each do?
mycorrhizae fungi- supply mineral to the plant. plant- supplies orangic nutrients
what are the products of meiosis in fungi?
spores, not gametes
what are fungi called that have no known sexual stage>
dueteromycetes or fungi imperfecti
IN sexual reproduction, the hyphae from 2 seperate organisms release different ________
pheromones (sex hormones), binds to receptors on opposite mating types' surface. The receptor signals cell growth
what is it called when 2 different hyphae fuse? what does it produce
plasmogamy, zygote
what is it called when 2 haploid nuclei fuse? what does this reslult in?
karyogamy, diploid nucleus
what clade and group are animals, fungi, and their protist relatives and ancestors in?
opisthookont, unikont
what is a fungal mycelium that contains 2 or more haploid nuclei per cell called?
heterokaryon
what are fungi related to?
unicellular nuclearids
what are animals related to?
unicellular choanoflagellates
The ancestors of fungi and animals both evolved from a common_________ _________ ancestor
flagellated unicellular
Are nucleariids fungi?
no they are PROTISTS
what fungi have flagellated spores?
chytrids
flagellated spores on chytrids are called what?
zoospores
what group of fungi are paraphyletic? some are parasites
chytrids
Rhizopus is a black bread mold part of what group of fungi?
zygomycetes
what is the name for a bulbous structure that produces haploid spores called? what group of fungi is this?
sporangia, zygomycetes
where do karyogamy and meiosis occur in the sexual reproduction of zygomycetes?
zygosporangium
what clade of fungi has only 160 species? 90% of all pplants have a symbiotic relationship with this clade.
glomeromycetes
what is a arbuscular mycorrizae?
specilized mycorrhizae in glomeromycetes. they penetrate the plant cells and form shrub like structures called arbuscules.
what is the defining feature of ascomycetes?
ascus- sac that produces 8 sexual spores. it projects out from the mycelium
what is the nick named for ascomycetes?
sac filled fungi
where is the sight for karyogmay and meiosis in ascomycetes?
in the ascus
what happens in the asexual phase of ascomycetes?
conidia form on the tips od specilaized hyphae
cup fungi, morels, yeasts, some molds are in what clade?
ascomycete
what ascomycete is used in research, grows on bread, grows on forest floors after fire, and has a 24 hour circadian rhythm, respond to red light
Neurospora
what group includes mushrooms, some mold, mycorrhizae, plant pathogens?
basdiomycetes
What is the transient diploid stae which has a club shape
basidium
is asexual prominent in basidiomycetes?
no
what are fungi important in ecosystms?
they break down organic material- including cellulose and lignin from plant walls. symbionts with plants
what ae photosynthetic cyanobacteria or green alage withina fungal mass called?
lichens
where do lichens grow?
rocks, rotting logs, trees, roofs
what disease is caused by an ascomycete, carried by bark beetles, and has destroyed billions of chestnut tress in eastern us?
dutch elm disease
what does an ergot do?i
infects rye, toxin ends up in flourand causes ergotism. hallucinations, nervous spasms and gangrene
what are fungal animal pathogens called?
mycosis
give an example of a skin infection and a systemic infection cause by fungal animal pathogens. what do mycosis mean
athletes foot- ascomycete
coccidiomycosis. means fungal infection
what causes yeast infections?and thrush in babies?
candidalbicans
what is saccharomyces cervisae?
bakers and brwers yeast