Study Guide: Protista and Fungi

A set of flashcards covering key concepts related to protists and fungi, including their characteristics, nutritional methods, benefits, and drawbacks.

What kingdoms did the organisms in Kingdom Protista come from?

Protozoa, Animalia, Algae, K. Plantae.

What are three ways protozoa have for moving around?

Cilia, flagella, pseudopods.

How do protozoa eat?

Either through oral grooves or pseudopods surrounding food.

How do algae members of K. Protista obtain their food?

Photosynthesis.

What is weird about the Euglena?

They do photosynthesis and ingest food.

Why did the fungus-like protists get kicked out of the K. Fungi?

They can move.

What is conjugation? Is it sexual or asexual?

Transfer of DNA between cells; it is sexual reproduction.

How do protists reproduce asexually?

By mitosis and fragmentation.

Give three ways protists are good for people or the environment.

Provide base of food chain, eat seaweed, used in medicine.

Give one way protists are bad for people or the environment.

They can cause disease such as malaria.

How are Kingdoms Protista and Fungi alike? How are they different?

Both are eukaryotic; Protista can be unicellular or multicellular, while fungi are multicellular.

How do fungi eat?

They excrete enzymes outside their cells then absorb the broken down nutrients.

What is a saprophyte?

Organisms that eat dead things, acting as decomposers.

What is a parasite?

An organism that benefits by harming another, such as ringworm on people or animals.

What is lichen? Mycorrhizae?

Lichen is a mutualistic relationship between fungus and algae or cyanobacteria; Mycorrhizae is a mutualistic relationship between fungus and plant roots.

What do we see when we observe fungus?

The fruiting body, which is only present when reproducing.

What are hyphae and mycelium?

Hyphae are a hair-like network of cells; mycelium is a mass of hyphae.

Give three examples of how fungi are good for people and the environment.

They are edible, act as decomposers, and make medicine.

Give one example of how fungi are bad for people and the environment.

They can cause diseases like athlete's foot.