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36 Cards in this Set
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A mass of fungal hyphae is called a...
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Mycelium
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A special hyphae which penetrate living cells is called....
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haustoria
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The vegetative body of a fungus known as a__________, and consists of many_______....
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thallus, hyphae
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Cell walls of a fungus are made primarily of....
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Chitin
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3 Types of fungi are....
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Parasites, saprophytes, and symbionts
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The main ecological role of fungi is....
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Decomposition of organic matter
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All fungi species are_______, and undergo zygotic meiosis.
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Haploid
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Saprophytes get nutrition from...
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Dead things
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The three divisions of the Kingdom fungi are.......
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Zygomycota, Ascomycota, Basidiomycota
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Zygomycota is primarily characterized by_______ hyphae and formation of _______.
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coencytic, zygosporangia
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Parasites and saprophytes are part of what division?
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Zygomycota
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Division that includes Rhizopus?
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Zygomycota
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Division that includes Phycomyces?
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Zygomycota
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Division that includes Pilobolus
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Zygomycota
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Division that includes Entomorphthora?
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Zygomycota
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Scientific name for common bread mold
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Rhizopus
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Scientific name for dung fungus
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Phycomyces
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Scientific name for dung fungus or cap thrower
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Pilobolus
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Parasite of houseflies
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Entomorphthora
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Members of the division of Ascomycota sexually reproduce by forming_______ and ________
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asci and ascospores
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Members of Ascomycota produce _________ hyphae
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septate
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The division Ascomycota is generally divided into what two classes?
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Hemiascomycetes and Euascomycetes
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An example of a Hemiascomycetes
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Yeast
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Hemiascomycetes have no ________ (naked asci)
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ascocarps
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Euascomycetes produce ________ that contains the asci?
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Ascocarps
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The most common example of a Hemiascomycetes is
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Bakers and brewers yeast
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Saccharomyces grows by
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Alcoholic fermentation
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Saccharomyces reproduces by
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Budding
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Scientific name for a split sugar fungus
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Schizosaccharomyces
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Scientific name for a fission yeast
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Schizosaccharomyces
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Euascomycetes is in what division
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Ascomycota
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Hemiascomycetes is in what division
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Ascomycota
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Euascomycetes produce an ascocarp in what three basic forms
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cleistothecia, perithecia, apothecia
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Describe the shape of a cleistothecia
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Round, no opening
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Describe the shape of a perithecia
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Flask shaped and open at the tip
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Describe the shape of an Apothecia
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cup shaped
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