Chapter 24 And 39 Fungi And Disease Micro

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General characteristics of fungi?

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Eumycota
Chemoorganoheterotrophs
Saprophytes
Lack chlorophyll
Reporduce sexually and asexually

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Cell walls are usually composed of what?

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Chitin

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Fungi are decomposers. What does this mean?

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They degrade complex organic material for their nutrition

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They are essential to many industrial process such as...?

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1. Fermentation in alcohols
2. Manufacture of many drugs and antibiotics

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They exist primarily as filamentous ______?

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Hyphae

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A mass of hyphae is called a what?

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Mycelium

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What reproductive structure forms asexual spores?

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Sporangia

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What reproductive structure forms sexual spores?

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Gametangia

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Molds can either have crosswalls or no cross walls. What are these called?

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No cross walls: coenocytic
Cross walls: septa

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Sporangiospores are involved in what type of sexual reproduction?

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Asexual

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What type of spores are involved in sexual reproduction?

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Zygospores, ascospores, basidiospores

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Are yeasts multi or unicellular?

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unicellular

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How do yeasts produce sexually?

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Asexually by budding
Sexually by formation of spores

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What is dimorphism?

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Some fungi can change from yeast to mold form

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Inside animals and plants, what form does fungi take

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Animals: Y in host, M outside
Plants: M in host, Y outside

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The study of fungi?

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Mycology

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Diseases caused by fungi?

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Mycoses

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The study of fungal toxins and their effect?

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Mycotoxicology

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What are the six major fungal groups?

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1. Chytridiomycota
2. Zygomycota
3. Glomeromycota
4. Ascomycota
5. Basidiomycota
6. Microsporidia
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Most zygomycota are saprophytes. T or F?

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True

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Zygomycota usually reproduce sexually or asexually?

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Asexually (unless conditions are not favorable)

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An example speceis of Zygomycota is what?

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Rhizopus stolonifer

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Rhizopus stolonifer is usually found where?

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Breads

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An "anchoring" hyphae is called a what?

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rhizoid

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Ascomycota are usually found where?

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Freshwater, marine and terrestrial habitats

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During an Ascomycota's yeast cycle, they alternate between ______ and ______.

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haploid, diploid

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In the ascomycota yeast cycle, what happens if it has rich nutrients?

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Mitosis and and budding occurs at non-scarred regions

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In the ascomycota yeast cycle, what happens if it has poor nutrients?

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Meiosis and haploid ascus containing ascospores are formed

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In Ascomycoa mold form, what is produced during asexual reproduction?

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Conidia (asexual fungal spore)

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What are three types of speceis of fungus from the Aspergillus genus?

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1. A. fumigatus
2. A. oryzae
3. A. flavus

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A. fumigatus is also known as what?

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Farmer's Lung

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What diseas is caused by Aspergillus fumigatus?

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Aspergillosis

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Give three more examples of Ascomycota fungi

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1. Claviceps purpura
2. Candida (yeast)
3. Stachybtrys

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Give several examples of speceis that cause the illness Candidiasis

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1. C. albicans (most common)
2. Napkin candidiasis
3. Candidal vaginitis
4. Nosocomial candidiasis
5. Thrush

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Give three more examples of Ascomycota fungi

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1. Blastomyces (Africa, and Central America)
2. Coccidiodes immitis (valley fever)
3. Histoplasma

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The illness Blastomycosis is caused by what?

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Blastomyces

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There are three clinical forms of Blastomycosis. What are they?

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1. Cutaneous
2. Pulmonary
3. Disseminated

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Name some characteristics of Histoplasmosis

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Common lung diseas
Bird droppings (inhaled)