Term
| Most fungi are saprobes, meaning they digest dead organisms |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| "Imperfect" fungi are those that are difficult to classify, because sexual reproduction either does not exist, or has not be studied. |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Most of the living tissue of a mushroom is the underground mycelium; the fruiting body that appears on the soil's surface is reproductive tissue |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Most fungi are photosynthetic, but their method of photosynthesis is very different than that of most plants |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Which of the following are examples of fungi that are classified as ascomycota? |
|
Definition
| Morels, Penicillium, and Candida |
|
|
Term
| Lichens are the symbiotic association of a fungal species and a photosynthetic species; usually an ascomycota fungus and a cyanobacteria or green algae |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Mycorrhyzae are fungi that invade the roots of plants, causing such diseases as cedar blight and sudden oak death |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| When a fungal spore germinates, it first produces the familiar fruiting body above ground, then develops a complex root system called a mycelium |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Like plants, most fungi produce diploid "seeds" that contain a diploid embryo, with nutrients to support the developing fungus. |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Which of the following is the most likely pairing of symbiotic organisms in a lichen |
|
Definition
| Cyanobacteria and ascomycota |
|
|
Term
| Lichens and mycorrhizae are both symbiotic associations between fungi and photosynthetic organisms |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| When a fungal spore germinates, it first produces the familiar fruiting body above ground, then develops a complex root system called a mycelium |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Which of the following produces a club-like, or capped fruiting body |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Ergogotism is a condition caused by ingesting toxins produced by Claviceps fungi, which grows especially well in rye bread |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Most fungi are photosynthetic, but their method of photosynthesis is very different than that of most plants |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Chytrids are primitive fungi that are associated with some skin diseases, such as chytridiosis in amphibians |
|
Definition
|
|
