Vocab
When protists reproduce sexually, when two cells join together.
Three types of protists?
plantlike, animal-like, fungus-like
What are three types of fungi?
Club, sac and zygote fungi
A cell with one copy of genetic material is....
haploid
group of eukaryotic organisms that cannot be classified as fungi, plants, or animals.
What are mycorrhizae?
Mycorrhizae are formed by a partnership between fungi and the roots of plants.
A carbohydrate that is commonly found in the cell walls of fungi as well as in the exoskeletons of some insects.
What is chitin?
a cell with two copies is.....
diploid
spore-producing organisms that absorb nutrients from the environment.
Fungi
How do plant-like protists make their food?
photosynthesis
The medicine created by Alexander Flemming that uses fungi to fight infections.
What is a penicillin?
hairlike structures that beat rapidly back and forth
cilia
reproductive cells that are resistant to stressful environmental conditions.
spores
How do the cilia and flagella of protists differ from those of bacteria?
Bacteria have simple cilia and flagella while protists have complex cilia and flagella.
In what situations would an organism produce spores?
bread left out on a counter and allowed to mold
whiplike structure that propels the cell forward, to move
flagella
Most are made up of many cells that form chains, or threadlike fungal filaments
hyphae
What is binary fission?
a single-celled protist copies its DNA. The protist then divides into two cells, each of which has a copy of the DNA.
What are the three ways fungi can reproduce asexually?
In fragmentation, hyphae break apart, and each piece becomes a new fungus.
In budding, a small portion of a parent cell pinches off to become a new individual.
In asexual reproduction by spores, hyphae produce a long stalk called a sporangium, in which spores develop through mitosis and spread by wind.