Quiz 1
What is a host?
A plant of animal which supports a parasite?
What kingdoms are eukaryote classified under?
Fungi Plantae Protista Animalia
What is penicillium chrysogenum?
It produces a common antibiotic
What is hyphae?
Multi-nucleated thread like structures of fungi
What is a group of hyphae?
Saprophyte
What is a mutually positive relationship between two species?
Symboisis
What is a zygospore?
The product of sexual reproduction
What is a saprophyte?
A plant that lives on decaying organic matter
What kingdoms are prokaryotes classified under?
Archaea and Eubacteria
What is budding?
Asexual reproduction of yeast
What is an elm tree parasite?
Ceratocytis Ulmi
The fuzzy looking structure in a mold colony are called sporangium.
FalsE
Fungi are prokaryotes.
False
What is the breaking down of complex molecules into simpler ones?
Fermintation
What is the mycelia responsible for obtaining food from non-living organic material?
Rhizoids
What is baker's yeast?
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Who is credited with discovering penicillin?
Sir Alexander Fleming
What are reproductive cells which can tolerate bad conditions?
Spores
What is a common edible mushroom?
Agaricus Bisporis
Ascomycota is an example of a kingdom.
FALSE
What is the cell wall of fungi composed of?
Chitin which is the same material found in the exoskeleton of a lobster
What are fungi commonly grouped as and what is this based on?
It is commonly grouped as sac fungi or club fungi based on the structure of their fruiting bodies
What is a taxonomic category within a kingdom?
Phylum
What is fruiting?
Structures which house the reproductive formation
