Fungi Flashcards

Flashcards related to the lecture notes about fungi. They include key vocabulary and definitions

Fungi

Eukaryotic organisms belonging to the Kingdom Fungi (Mycetae).

Chemoheterotrophs

Organisms that obtain carbon and energy from other organic sources and chemical compounds.

Saprobes

Organisms that eat dead organic matter.

Chitin

A carbohydrate that makes up the cell wall of most fungi.

Yeast

Single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding.

Mold

Multicellular fungi made up of hyphae.

Hyphae

Filaments of cells that make up molds.

Monomorphic Fungus

Having only one form, either yeast or mold.

Plant Pathogens (Fungi)

Fungal pathogens that cause disease in plants, such as corn smut.

Opportunistic Mycoses

Fungal diseases, such as Aspergillosis, that occur in individuals with weakened immune systems.

Sporangiospore

A stalk structure with a sac-like structure that produces sporangiospores.

Gamydospore

Spores produced in segmented hypha.

Asexual Reproduction (Fungi)

A type of asexual reproduction in fungi involving budding or spore formation.

Sexual Reproduction (Fungi)

A type of reproduction in fungi involving the fusion of gametes to form spores.

Mycosis

Infection by a fungi.

Opportunistic Pathogen

Free-living organisms that can cause disease if given the opportunity, such as in immunocompromised individuals.

Vegetative Hyphae

Hyphae that digest and absorb nutrients.

Aerial Hyphae

Hyphae that produce spores.

Haustoria

Modified hyphae of parasitic fungi that penetrate tissues.

Psuedohyphae

A variation of haustoria where buds form a filament.

Asexual Spores

Spores produced by mitotic division.

Conidiospores

Spores produced at the end of hyphae.

Mycelium

A mass of hyphae, typical of mold.

Hypha

Long, tube-like filaments of cytoplasm. May be branched or unbranched

Septate Hypha

Hypha with walls or septa, separating individual cells.

Aseptate Hypha

Hypha with no walls or septa; a multinucleated cell (syncytium).