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