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Mushrooms, mold, and men

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List 4 enzymes produced by fungus to penetrate cell walls.   cutinases, pectinases, proteases, cellulases  
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List 4 tools used to ID or diagnose an unknown fungus.   Sexual structure, where its found, host, DNA analysis  
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List the 7 major taxonomic categories.   Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species  
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What is the definition of fungi?   Achlorophylous, filamentous, reproduce via spores, obtain nutrients through absorption processes  
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Name 4 principle components of the plant cell wall.   Cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, pectin  
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Fairy rings in lawns are commonly produced by fungi in this group   Basidiomycota  
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The sexual spores of these fungi are formed within a "sac"   Ascomycota  
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Slime molds are in this group of fungal-like organisms   Protista  
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Many of these fungi produce large edible fruiting structures   Basidiomycota  
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These are the only true fungi known to have flagellated spores   Chytridiomycota  
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Most plant disease are caused by this group of fungi   Ascomycota  
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Yeasts used in making bread and beer are in this group of fungi   Ascomycota  
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True or false: There are no biographic fungi within the basidiomycetes   False  
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Name 2 important people in mycological or plant pathology   Elias Fries- founder of mycology; systema mycologicum Heinrich Anton de Bary- did a lot of work with p. infestus  
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Powdery mildew is produced by what group of fungi   Ascomycota  
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True or false: Unlike biotrophic fungi, saprobic fungi don't need a living host cell to obtain nutrition   True  
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The fungus that caused the Bengal famine is from this group   Ascomycota  
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A ________ is a type of spore formed within vegetative hyphae when a vegetative cell becomes rounded and thick walled. These spores remain in the soil for long periods...   Chlamydiospore  
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The collective mass of fungal filaments that represent organism is called _______   Mycellium  
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P. infestans is an important pathogen in this group of fungal-like   Oomycetes  
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Most of the asexual plant pathogenic fungi are in this group   Ascomycota  
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Most wood-decay fungi are in this group   Basidiomycota  
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Smuts are a group of devastating pathogens in this group   Basidiomycota  
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The sterol used in fungus membranes is called   Ergosterol  
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A ________ is a specialized structure used by biographic fungi to absorb nutrients from living cells w/o killing cells.   haustorium  
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_____ are small masses of compact, melanized fungal cells that can detach from the fungus and germinate like conidia to grow a new fungus thallus   sporangium  
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These fungi often produce large fruiting structure...mushroms and conks. Group?   Basidiomycota  
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Downy mildew disease are in what group?   Oomycetes  
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Name the 4 primary divisions of fungi   Basidiomycota, Ascomycota, Zygomycota, Chytridiomycota  
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The term ____ applies to organisms that cannot make their own food   heterotrophic  
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A plant pathogenic rust fungus that utilizes 2 diff hosts is called ?   heteroecious  
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A common term for an asexual fungal spore is____   conidium  
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A spore that has flagella and can swim is known as a _____   zoospore  
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The _____ refers to the sexual state of a fungus.   Telomorph  
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Basidiospores are produced on club-shaped structures called ______   Basidia  
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When a fungus mycelium grows w/o laying down septa periodically between cells, the condition of the hyphae is known as ______   coenocytic  
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Ascospores are borne in a specialized structure known as an ______   ascocarp  
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The term _____ refers to an organism that has 2 copies of each chromosome in its nuleus   Diploid  
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_____ is a single fungal filament of growth   hyphae  
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True or false: Post- harvest diseases are rarely a concern for growers   False  
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True or False: Fungal cell walls are composed mostly of cellulose   False  
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True or false: Most plant diseases are caused by anamorphs of Ascomycetes   True  
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True or false: Plant disease rarely happens in natural, undisturbed ecosystems   True  
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True or false: The Bengal Famine of 1943 was caused by a severe epidemic on rice caused by P. infestans   False  
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True or false: Fungi are predominantly haploid organisms   True  
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True or false: Smut fungi are minor pathogens in grain production worldwide   True  
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True or false: Most taxonomic systems are based upon structures in volved in asexual reproduction   True  
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True or false: Damping-off diseases can be caused by a number of different fungi or fungal-like organisms   True  
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True or false: The closest relatives to fungi in the Tree of Life are plants   False  
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True or false: Most fungal spores spread via water splashing   False  
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True or false: In fungi that reproduce both sexually and asexually, the sexual cycle is often initiated during stable environmental condition   True  
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True or false: Most fungi store their food as glycogen   True  
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