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