Fungi quiz Flashcards

They are called hyphae, which are long filaments made up of one or many cells surrounded by a tube-shaped cell wall.

The totality of a fungus's hyphae is called the mycelium.

The cell wall in fungal cells is made of chitin, a modified Beta Glucose Polymer.

Septa are divides between cells in hyphae that allow passage between the cells.

Extracellular digestion in fungi involves releasing enzymes to break down compounds and then absorbing the nutrients.

Haustoria are specialized hyphae that parasitic fungi use to extract nutrients from plant cells.

The symbiotic association between fungi and plant roots is called mycorrhizae.

The two types of mycorrhizae are ectomycorrhizae, which form on the outside of plant cells, and arbuscular (or endomycorrhizal) fungi, which penetrate into the cells in the roots of plants.

Fungi reproduce both sexually and asexually, using spores in both methods.

Fruiting bodies are spore-producing structures in fungi.

Plasmogamy is the fusion of the cytoplasm of two fungal cells without the fusion of their nuclei.

Heterokaryotic refers to a fungal cell that has two or more genetically distinct nuclei.

Karyogamy is the fusion of two haploid nuclei to form a diploid zygote.

The zygote is the only diploid stage in most fungi.

Chytrids are distinguished by their flagellated spores and gametes, and they exhibit alternation of generations.

Fungi form mutualistic relationships with plants, such as mycorrhizae, which enhance nutrient and water absorption for plants. Some fungi are parasitic, causing mycosis in plants.

The question is not directly related to fungi, but common parasitic flatworms include tapeworms and flukes.

Zygomycota includes fungi such as bread molds, which are known for their role in decomposing organic matter.

Cup fungi are in the phylum Ascomycota.

Most adult fungi and plants share the characteristic of having a cell wall, although fungi have chitinous cell walls while plants have cellulose-based cell walls.