BIO 112: Chytrids, Fungi, and Lichens

Rhizoids

vertically- growing filament which anchors the fungus by its stolon; it also releases enzymes that digest organic materials.

Chytridiomycosis

________ is a disease that affects amphibians.

Mushrooms

________: spore- producing and fleshy type of fungus, identifiable by its basidiocarp.

Smuts

________: a term for a disease caused by multicellular fungi from the Ustilaginomycetes class.

Fruticose

________: are very round and lack a top or bottom.

mycorrhizal fungi

The ________ colonize a plant by connecting their own hyphae to a host plant.

Sporangiophores

________: a stalk that possesses sporangia.

Lichens

________ protect the algae with its filaments, protecting them against the environment while simultaneously gaining nutrients.

Taphrinomycotina

________: a yeast- like organism that aids in the production of fermented foods.

Stolon

________: horizontally- growing filament in mycelium.

Stinkhorns

________: a fungus with a bad smell with similar traits to mushrooms.

Foliose

________: physically appear leaflike and stick to a substrate very loosely.

Cryptococcus neoformans

________: gives infections such as meningitis and meningoencephalitis.

Rusts

________: another term for the plant diseases inflicted by Pucciniomycetes.

Stachybotrys chatarum

________: a black mold that causes chronic sickness.

sexual reproduction

In ________, an ascogonium, or a female sex cell, is fertilized by the antheridium, or the male gamete.

Saccharomycotina

________: a type of yeast used to create alcohol and used in genetic research.

Penicillium chrysogenum

________: source of the antibiotic, penicillin, which saves lives.

Puffballs

________: a hollow kind of fungus with spores inside of basidiocarp that resemble dust.

Lichens

________ also act as food, nesting material, and shelter for others.

Ascomycetes

________ reproduce asexually and sexually.

Lichens

a symbiotic relationship between fungi and algae.

Crustose

crust-like and tightly attaching lichens