Vocabulary
What is the branch of biology that studies fungi?
Mycology
Which fungal group produces flagellated spores?
Chytrids
What substance makes up the strong, flexible cell walls of fungi?
Chitin
What is the asexual reproduction process commonly used by yeast?
Budding
What is the name of the fungal disease that causes an itchy, circular skin rash?
Ringworm
What are the threadlike filaments that make up most fungi callled?
Hyphae
Which fungal group is also known as club fungi?
Basidiomycetes
What are the cross-walls that divide some fungal hyphae called?
Septae
What are the asexual spores of ascomycetes called?
Conidia
What is the name for infections caused by pathogenic fungi?
mycoses
What is the symbiotic relationship between algae and fungus called?
Lichen
Which fungal group includes common bread molds?
Zygomycetes
What is the reproductive structure of a mushroom called?
The fruiting body
What are the sexual spores of ascomycetes called?
Ascospores
what antibiotic was originally developed from a fungus?
Penicillin
Infections of the skin, mouth, nails, and other areas are caused by a type of yeast called...
Conidia
Which fungal group includes morels, truffles, and yeast?
Ascomycetes
What are the spore-producing structures underneath a typical mushroom cap called?
Gills
How many ascospores are typically found in one ascus?
8
What type of relationship exists between fungi and plant roots in mycorrhizae?
Mutualistic
What fungal group reproduces primarily by a sexual process?
Basidiomycetes (club fungi)
Which fungal group forms mycorrhizal relationships with plant roots?
Glomeromycetes
What is the main advantage of a large network of mycelium
It increases surface area for absorbing nutrients
What are the sexual spores of Basidiomycetes called?
Basidiospores
Name two ways fungi are commercially useful to humans.
anti-cancer agents, biocontrol of plant diseases, producing foods and beverages.