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List characteristics distinguishing fungi from other multicellular kingdoms.
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How do fungi acquire nutrients?
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-secrete exoenzymes
-break down tissues -absorb nutrients |
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Basic body plan of a fungus?
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Hyphae
Mycellium |
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Septate hyphae vs. coenocytic hyphae
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Septate-1 nucleus per cell.
Coenocytic-multiple nucleus per cell. |
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Ecto vs. Endomycorrhize vs.
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi. |
Ecto-out, over surface of root
Endo-inside, penetrate cell walls Arbus-branching hyphae |
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Plasmogamy in fungi?
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union of cytoplasms of 2 parent mycelia
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Karyogamy in fungi?
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haploid nuclei fuse; results in 1 diploid nucleus
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What is a heterokaryote?
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coexisting, different nuclei
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Dominant ploidy level in fungus?
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Haploid
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Sister kingdom of fungi?
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animalia
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What supergroup are fungi in?
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Unikonta
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Protists closest to fungi?
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Nucleariods
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Ecological importance of glomeromycete fungi?
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-symbiotic to 90% plants
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Chytridiomycota
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Threatens amphibians, flagella on spores.
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Glomeromycota
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Arbuscular mycorrhize, symbiotic.
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Zygomycota
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Black mold,
produces zygosporangium, coencyotic hyphae, protective w/ heterokaryotic cells. |
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Ascomycota
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sac, cup fungi
yeasts pathogens, decomposers, lichens ascocarp with asci! White-nose syndrome |
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Basidiomycota
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club fungi
decomposers, mushrooms |
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Roles in fungi in our ecosystem?
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Decomposers & mutualists for plants/animals.
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Structure of lichen?
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symbiotic relationship between organism
and fungus. algal layer; structure & shape, mass. |
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Uses of fungus?
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-food (truffles, blue cheese, mushrooms)
-yeasts (alch, bread) -antibiotics (penicillin) |
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Harms of fungus?
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-crop diseases
-pathogens -amphibians parasites |
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Largest phylum of fungi?
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Ascomycota (65,000)
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Phylum w/ plant/animal pathogens?
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Ascomycota
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