Science fungi
septa
crosswalls between fungal cells
hyphae
filaments in a multicellular fungus
fruiting body
fungal reproductive structure
wind
fungal spores can be dispersed by animals, water and _______
meiosis
fungi might produce spores by ________ or mitosis
asexually
fungi reproduce this by fragmentation, budding, or producing spores
lichens 3
fungus that absorbs and concentrates minerals and increases root surface area for plant
tolypocclodiun inflation
fungus that is the source of _______ for organ transplants
lichens
fungus that provides a dense web of hyphae in which algae or cyanobacterium can grow
Sprangia
germinate on a food source and hyphae begin to grow
stolons
grow across the surface of the food source and form a mycelium
Rhizoids
hyphae that penetrate food, anchor the mycelium, and absorb nutrients.
Mycorrhizae 3
important for agricultural crops
Basidiomycota
includes bread molds and other molds
Ascomycota
includes mushrooms
Basidiocarp
The name of the fruiting Brady of a club fungus
Imperfect fungi
Another name for the deuteromycetes
Mycorrhizae
Associated with plant roots
Mycorrhizae 2
Important for soil formation
Multicellular
Most members of the phylum Ascomycota are
Conidiophores
Sac fungi produce spore-bearing hyphae called _____
Decompose wood
Saprophytic basidiocarps produce enzymes that ________
Produces four haploid nuclei
What does the ascus of a sac fungus do?
Cell enlargement
What is the rapid growth of basidiocarps due to?
Deuteromycota
appears to lack a sexual stage in life cycle
lichens 2
associated with a green alga or cyanobacterium
Zygomycota
most common fungi phylum; includes yeast
both Mycorrhizae and lichens 2
mutualistic relationship between fungi and other organism
myceluim
netlike body of a fungus
both Mycorrhizae and lichens
obtain nutrients from photosynthesizing
spores
parts of the two haploids fuse to form a diploid structure
Yeast
produces airy bread and the alcohol in beer and wine
Chytridiomycota
produces flagellated spores
survival
producing a large number of spores increases a speices chances of ________
Sporangia
protects spores and keeps them from drying out until they are released
mating strains
special hyphae that grow upward and are filled with asexual spores
bioremedication
the use of fungi and bacteria to remove pollution
yeast
unicellular fungus
