Ascomycota & Basidiomycota

ascospore

Haploid spore produced within the ascus of ascomycetes.

ascogonium

In ascomycetes the female gametangium cell (sexual reproductive cell) is called a ____.

antheridium

In ascomycetes the male gametangium cell (sexual reproductive cell) is called a ____.

ascocarp

In sac fungi, the cuplike reproductive structure formed when two haploid nuclei fuse to form a zygote

edible

Most _____ musthrooms belong to the phylum Basidiomycota.

Ascomycota

Yeasts, truffles, morels, and Penicillium are found in the ____ phylum.

basidiocarp cap

#1 & #3 in this image is a ____.

basidiocarp gills

#2 in this image are the ____.

basidiocarp stalk

#4 in this image is a ___.

Penicillium

A genus of fungus found in the phylum Ascomycota-used as a source of a chemical used to make an antibiotic.

morel

A widely distributed, edible ascomycete fungus that has a brown oval or pointed fruiting body with an irregular honeycombed surface bearing the spores.

conidiophores.....conidiospores

Asexual reproduction in ascomycetes includes the formations of stalk-like ____ which release haploid ____.

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Baker's and brewer's yeast found in the phylum Ascomycota.

basidia

Club-shaped structures on the underside of club fungi where spores form.

basidiocarp

Fruiting body of basidiomycetes.

sac fungi

Organisms in the phylum Ascomycota are commonly referred to as ____.

club fungi

Organisms in the phylum Basidiomycota are commonly referred to as ____.

Basidiomycota

Shelf fungi, smuts, rusts, toadstools, and common mushrooms are found in the ____ phylum.

ascus

Small sacs in an ascocarp where ascospores develop on sac fungi.

basidiospores

Spores produced in the basidia of basidiomycetes during sexual reproduction.