Fungus Study Deck

Fungi are more closely related to who

Animals

What do fungi lack

Chloroplasts

What are fungi cell walls made of

Chitin

Example of unicellular fungi

Yeasts

How to fungi reproduce

Asexually

Chytrid produce

Flagellated spores called zoospores

Where do zygomycetes thrive

In soil, dead plant material, decomposing organic materials

What are the fastest growing fungi

Zygomycetes

Ascomycetes are what percent of known fungi

75%

What fungi includes edible mushrooms

Basidiomycetes

What do basidiomycetes decompose

Wood and other plant material

What is the imperfect fungi

Deuteromycota

What are lichens mistake as

Mosses

Lichen are indicators of

Environmental quality, do not handle pollution well

Where do mycorrhizae live

Plant roots

What antibiotic was created from fungi

Penicillin

What does mutalistic mean

When both species benefit

Symbiosis

Fungi involved in symbiotic relationships with organisms of different species