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Undergraduate 1
04/18/2010

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Term
Homothallic
Heterothallic
Definition

Homothallic able to be self-fertile, ie fusion between gametes/hyphae of same parent

Heterothallic-gametes/hyphae only fuse if parents are of different mating type.

Term
Heterokaryotic
Definition
Fungi have nuclei of different types-greater metabolic flexibility, can grow on minimal media
Term
Anastomosis
Definition
The fusion of two hyphae at their tips
Term
Vesicle
Definition
Stores and transports substances
Term
Dimorphic fungi
Definition
When a fungus can be either unicellular or mycelial. Triggered by environmental changes
Term
Foliar disease
Definition
Disease of the leaves eg Botrytis in grapes
Term
Autolysis
Definition
Self digestion of the cell through the actions of its own enzymes
Term
Spore survival x6
Definition

Multilayered wall often with lipids and dark pigments (melanin) to protect against UV and other organisms.

Little internal Differentiation

Low metabolic rate

Large food stores

Buried in substrate

Delayed maturation

Term
Dispersal
Definition

To move away from:

Parents and sibling competition

Exhausted food substrates

Term
How does Pilobolus spp. release spores
Definition
Has a light sensitive sporangial base so the sporangiophore points into air at an angle. Tugor builds up in the subsporangial vesicle and the sporangium is fired above the ring of repugnent
Term
Wind dispersal eg Powdery mildew
Definition

Most common, high mortality rate

Spore characteristics: liberation,

Flight depends on size, weight, shape, and appendages.

Settling out depends on weight and shape (gravity).

Impaction affected by rate of settling, substrate stickiness, surface ornamentation of spores.

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