LAB 9 - The Fungi

Fungi are (eukaryotes/prokaryotes)

eukaryotes

Fungi are (Heterotrophs/Mixotrophs/Autotrophs) 

Heterotrophs

Are Fungi more related to animals or plants?

Animals

Most fungi are saprotrophs. What does saprotroph mean?

Feeding on dead organisms

Fungi are decomposers. T/F

True

Some fungi feed on living organisms (T/F). Name 3 of these organisms.

True.
Parasites

Mutualists

predators

Are fungi Unicellular or Multicellular?

Multicellular

Fungi are made of filaments called ______?

Hyphae

Label fruiting body, hyphae and mycelium

Hyphae are made of ______ __ ____.

Chain of cells

What are the hyphae chain of cells made of?

Chitin (a carbohydrate)

The hyphae chain of cell walls have an opening. What is it’s use?

To allow exchange of materials

Is yeast multicellular or unicellular?

Unicellular

Is the asexual generalized fungal life cycle Haploid (n) or Diploid (2n)?

Haploid (n)

A spore-producing structure (n) releases _____ that develop into the ________.

a spore-producing structure (n) releases spores (n) that develop into

the mycelium (n)

What type of reproduction occurs in harsh conditions?

Sexual

Define Plasmogamy

Fusion of cytoplasm of different mating types

Define Karyogamy

Fusion of nuclei to form zygote

What does zygote undergo to produce spores?

Meiosis

What do spores from zygotes germinate into?

Hyphae/mycelium

Another word for Hyphae is…?

Mycelium

What is the type of fungi we are most familiar with? (ex: grows on food)

Mucoromycota

The sporangium on the sporangiophore produces spores by _____?

Mitosis

Label the spores, sporangium and sporangiophore. Is this sexual or asexual reproduction? Identify this fungi.

This is a Mucoromycota fungi undergoing asexual reproduction

What is this? Is it young or mature?

Young Zygosporangium

What is this? Is it young or mature?

Mature Zygosporangium

In Mucoromycota, tips of hyphae swell to form _____?

Gametangia

What is the name of the specialized hyphae in Mucoromycota?

Gametangia

In Mucoromycota sexual reproduction, what does meiosis produce?

Sporangia, sporangiophores and spores

What is another name for Ascomycota?

Sac Fungi

What does Ascomycota include?

Yeasts, molds, morels and truffles

What is a Ascomycota that reproduces only asexually?

Penicillium

Conidiophores are specialized hyphae that produce ______ through _______ (mitosis/meiosis)

Conidia, Mitosis

What does conidia form?

chains

Label conidia and conidiophores

Label ascocarp, ascus, and ascospore

Basidiomycota is also known as?

Club Fungi

Basidiomycota includes?

Mushrooms, puffballs, shelf fungi, plant pathogens

Basidiomycota has NO asexual portion of the life cycle. (T/F)

True

Label the Cap, Stalk and Gills

What Basidiomycota fungi does this life cycle belong to?

Agaricus mushroom