Kingdom: Fungi“Multicellular eukaryotic saprotrophs, with chitinous cell walls,” describes organisms that belong to which “Kingdom?”

“Multicellular eukaryotic saprotrophs, with chitinous cell walls,” describes organisms that belong to which “Kingdom?”

Are fungi prokaryotic organisms or are they eukaryotic organisms?

Regarding their nutritional mode, fungi are “saprotrophic” which means they are _____

The cells walls of fungi are composed of a polysaccharide called _____

The body of a fungus consists of individual filamentous cells called _____

Fungal hyphae can intertwine into a mass known as a ______

What purpose do the hyphae and mycelia making up the fungal body serve?

Fungal hyphae and mycelia tend to grow outward in all directions from a single central point in search nutrients. This type of growth pattern is known as a _____ growth pattern?

A fungal hypha that does not have any walls or partitions between the nuclei is said to be ______

A fungal hypha that has walls/partitions between the nuclei is said to be _____.

Both sexual and asexual reproduction in fungi result in the production of tiny thick-walled haploid cells called _____

Are fungal spores diploid or are they haploid?

Sexual reproduction in fungi involves ___________, which is the fusion of genetically different cells

Syngamy occurs in two stages, the first of which is _____, which is the fusion of plasma membranes and cytoplasm

Plasmogamy in fungi results in the formation of a single hyphal cell that is described as both _____, which means that it has two distinct nuclei, and _____, which means that it has two genetically different nuclei.

Following plasmogamy, the two genetically-different nuclei fuse in a process called _____, which creates a single diploid nucleus that is genetically different from either one of the two original parent fungal hyphae that fused.

Following karyogamy, the single diploid nucleus divides by _____ to again become haploid.

TRUE/FALSE: Decomposers, food, drugs, and symbionts are all ecologically important aspects of fungi.

TRUE/FALSE: All fungi are parasitic

Approximately what percentage of fungal species are parasitic?

Approximately what percentage of plant diseases are fungal related?

What are some examples of plant fungal infections?

Are all plant fungal infections harmful?

A beneficial fungal infection involving a plant’s roots is _____

Approximately how many species of fungi parasitize animals?

A fungal infection is technically known as a _____

What are some common animal mycoses?

What is the most primitive (most ancient) fungal “Phylum?”

Members of the fungal “Phylum” Chytridiomycota are commonly known as _____

Are the hyphae of Chytrids septate or are they aseptate?

The Chytrids represent an evolutionary link between organisms in what two “Kingdoms?”

Chytrids are primarily aquatic and have been linked to the worldwide decline of _____

Which fungal “Phylum” is commonly known as the “Conjugation Fungi?”

Are the hyphae of Conjugation Fungi septate or are they aseptate?

What structure do the Conjugation Fungi produce for asexual reproduction?

During sexual reproduction in Conjugation Fungi, they form a thick-walled structure known as a _____that helps to survive unfavorable environmental conditions.

Is a zygosporangium an asexual reproductive structure or is it a sexual reproductive structure and what fungal “Phylum” produces it?

Which fungal “Phylum” is commonly known as the “Sac Fungi?”

Are the hyphae of Ascomycete fungi septate or are they aseptate?

Some species of the phylum Ascomycota are known to form symbiotic relationships with Chlorophyte (“green”) algae, resulting in the formation of an organism known as a _____

What type/form of symbiotic relationship exists between Sac Fungi and Green Algae when a Lichen is formed; is it mutualistic, or commensalistic, or parasitic?

Some species of Ascomycete fungus form symbiotic associations with the roots of plants, resulting in the formation of _____

What type/form of symbiotic association exists between Ascomycete fungi and plant roots when Mycorrhizae form; is it mutualistic, commensalistic, or is it parasitic?

What structures do the Ascomycete (“Sac”) fungi form for asexual reproduction?

Are condiospores internal spores or are they external spores?

What is the name of the fruiting body or sexual reproductive structure formed by the Sac Fungi?

Is an ascocarp an asexual structure or is it a sexual structure and what fungal phylum produces it?

The terminal hyphae of an ascocarp are called ______, which means _______.

At maturity, each individual ascus (sac) will contain eight haploid ______.

How many ascospores will each individual ascus contain at maturity?

Are ascospores internal spores or are they external spores?

Which fungal “Phylum” is commonly known as the “Club Fungi?”

Are the hyphae of Basidiomycete fungi aseptate or are they septate?

What structures do the Club Fungi form for asexual reproduction?

What two fungal phyla use sporangiophores and sporangia for asexual reproduction?

If you were to observe a sample containing sporangiphores and sporangia, would there be any way to determine if they belonged to a Zygomycete fungus or a Basidiomycete fungus?

What is the name of the fruiting body or sexual reproductive structure formed by the Club Fungi?

What would be a common example of a Basidiocarp?

What are the terminal hyphal cells of the basidiocarp called and what does that term mean?

At maturity, each individual basidium (terminal hyphal cell of the basidiocarp) will produce four structures at its tip called ______

How many basidiospores are produced at the tip of each basidium?

Are basidiospores internal spores or are they external spores?

Which fungal “Phylum” is commonly known as the “Imperfect Fungi?”

Are the hyphae of Deuteromycete fungi aspetate or are they septate?

What structures do the Deuteromycete fungi form for asexual reproduction?

What other fungal “Phylum” forms condiophores and conidia for asexual reproduction?

What structures do the Deuteromycete fungi form for sexual reproduction?

Which fungal “Phylum” is believed to possibly be made up of Ascomycete fungi that have either lost the ability to reproduce sexually or it just has not been observed in them yet?

What three things do the Deuteromycota have in common with the Ascomycota?

The common “Black Bread Mold” Rhizopus belongs to which fungal “Phylum?”

Yeast belong to which fungal “Phylum?”

Mushrooms belong to which fungal “Phylum?

Morels, a type of fungi that superficially resemble mushrooms with raisin-like caps and are often used in gourmet cooking, belong to which fungal “Phylum?”

Puffballs and Bracket/Shelf Fungi belong to which fungal “Phylum?

The fungus Penicillium, the source of the antibiotic Penicillin, belongs to which fungal “Phylum?”

Truffles, used in gourmet cooking and especially chocolates, belong to which fungal “Phylum?”