Introduction to Fungi

Flashcards covering key concepts from the Introduction to Fungi lecture.

Why is it important to study fungi?

bread and beer production, recycling trash, plants nutrients, decomposition, producing antibiotics

What supergroup do fungi belong to?

Opisthokonta.

What type of nutrition do fungi utilize?

absorptive heterotrophy

What major structures compose the main body of multicellular fungi?

mycelium (main body) , has hyphae

What is the difference between septate and coenocytic fungi?

Septate fungi (septa and lose cytoplasm when hurt) coenocytic fungi (no septa, quicker nutrience, more injury)

In which state do most fungi spend the majority of their life cycle?

haploid state, reproducing asexually.

What type of reproduction can fungi undergo?

Fungi can reproduce asexually, sexually, or both,

What are conidia in fungi?

Conidia are haploid spores at the tips of hyphae during asexual reproduction.

How do mating types in fungi differ from male and female organisms?

Fungo have + and - types

What does the term dikaryotic mean in the context of fungi?

Dikaryotic is (n+n) nuclei are in one area

What is karyogamy in fungal reproduction?

Karyogamy is fusion of nuclei, making a 2n zygote