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Ch. 7B Flashcards
Flashcards to review for the Ch. 7B Fungi quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fungi and bacteria are important in the natural environment because they do this. | decompose wastes |
| Foods made through the action of fungi? | yeast bread, chocolate, mushrooms, blue cheese |
| Fungi and plant roots living together in a symbiotic relationship are called_____. | mycorrhizae |
| the spores of mushrooms are produced on the tips of special cells located here | gills |
| In general how do most fungi "eat"? | secrete digestive enzymes into material and absorb the digested food |
| fungal cell or filament | hyphae |
| densely packed hyphae of mushroom or mold | mycelium |
| Name three parts of a mushroom | stipe, cap, gills |
| organism that obtains food from a living host | parasite |
| Name five human fungal diseases | Athlete's foot, ringworm, thrush, toenail fungus, valleyfever |
| the antibiotic which comes from a fungus | penicillin |
| a fungus or other organism that absorbs food from dead material | saprophyte |
| What is the main job of fungi in the world? | decomposition |
| single-celled reproductive structure able to survive unfavorable conditions; capable of new organisms | spore |
| morels and truffles are in what group of fungi | sac fungi |
| puffballs, mushrooms and shelf fungi are in what group of fungi | club fungi |
| group of fungi that make spores in pot-shaped structures | chytrid fungi |
| group of fungi with no known sexual stage of reproduction | imperfect fungi |
| group that contains black bread mold and fruit mold | zygote fungi |
| group of fungi that contains ergot, powdery mildew, Penicillium and baker's yeast | sac fungi |
| group of fungi that contains Aspergillus niger (a black mold on fruits and vegetables) | imperfect fungi |
| sac fungi, chytrid fungi, club fungi, zygote fungi are all _______________ fungi | perfect |
| substance that makes up cell walls of fungi | chitin |
| organisms that cannot make their own food and depend on other organisms | Heterotrophs |
| larger structures made of many hyphae grouped together | mycelia |
| stalk of a mushroom | stipe |
| the part of any fungus that produces spores | fruiting body |
| umbrella shaped structure at the top of a mushroom | cap |
| where two different organisms live in close association with each other and benefit each other | symbiotic relationship |
| fungal parasites of corn and wheat | smuts and rusts |
| Fungi that grow below the ground's surface and have a high commercial value | truffles |
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