Kingdom Fungi
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- In what division are bread molds in?
- D. Zygomycota
- In what division are cup fungi in?
- D. Ascomycota
- In what division are club fungi in?
- D. Basidiomycota
- In what division are fungi imperfect in?
- D. Deuteromycota
- How are D. Zygomycota, D. Ascomycota, and D. Basidiomycota classified?
- by their sexual organs
- What is an adult fungus known as?
- mycelium (n)
- What is a mycelium?
- a mass of filaments
- What are the filaments in a mycelium known as?
- hyphae
- What is a horizontal hyphae called?
- a stolon
- What is a vertical hyphae called?
- a rhizoid
- What are hyphae with divisions called?
- septae
- What are hyphae without divisions called?
- syncytium
- How do fungi digest?
- through external absorption
- How do fungi get their food?
- their filaments grown towards food source
- How do fungi reproduce asexually?
- by fragmentation
- How do fungi reproduce sexually?
- gametes and gametangia fuse
- What is the asexual life cycle of a fungus?
- mycellium (n) --> spores (n) --> hyphae
- What is the sexual life cycle of a fungus?
- mycellium (n) --> gametes --> zygote (2n) --> spores (n)
- In D. Zygomycota, gametangia fuse to form a _____?
- zygospore
- Which division is the smallest of the fungi?
- D. Zygomycota
- Which division grows on food?
- D. Zygomycota
- What is the symbiotic relationship that D. Zygomycota has with flowering plants?
- fungi pass on organic material to plants, and plant root gives fungi energy
- What organisms does D. Ascomycota have?
- yeast, mildew, and truffles
- What is the largest division of fungi?
- D. Ascomycota
- In D. Ascomycota, the gametangia fuse to form what?
- an ascus
- What do asci contain?
- ascospores
- What do many asci form?
- an ascocarp
- What is an ascocarp?
- the sexual reproductive structure
- In asexual reproduction, what are the spores called?
- conidiospores
- Lichens are a combination of what?
- algae and fungi
- What does D. Basidiomycota contain?
- the mushrooms
- Which division is considered the highest fungi and why?
- D. Basidiomycota because it has cell walls
- In sexual reproduction, the gametangia of D. Basidiomycota fuse to form what?
- a basidium
- What do many basidia form?
- a basidiocarp
- The visible structure of a mushroom is called a ______.
- basidiocarp
- What division contains the penicillium fungus?
- D. Deuteromycota
- Which division contains the fungi that cause Athlete's foot and ringworm?
- D. Deuteromycota