Fungi Day 1
Why aren’t fungi plants? (list reasons)
Do not have chlorophyll, are not photosynthetic, do not reproduce by seeds, and have cell walls made of chitin
Why are hub trees important?
They produce excess sugar → fungi need sugar to survive → more photosynthesis
How do protists reproduce asexually?
Binary fission
Where does the parasite Plasmodium go first in the human?
The liver
What are the three ways protists move?
Flagella, cilia, & pseudopod
List the components of fungi
Hyphae: “body of fungus,” mycelium: mass of hyphae, fruiting body: reproductive structure
What type of fungi is penicillin?
Ascomycota
What protist is classified based on how it moves?
Protozoa
What disease is associated with Plasmodium?
Malaria
How do slime molds move?
By pulsing and changing shape
What is Zygomycota? Basidiomycota?
Zygomycota = SPORANGIUM (loc where spores are created), ex: BREAD MOLD
Basidiomycota = CLUB FUNGI (loc where spores come out from), ex: PUFF BALLS
What bacteria were contained on the petri dishes?
Staphylococcus
What protist is classified on pigment color?
Algae
What protist causes water to turn red and produces toxins?
Dinoflagellates
What protists have a cell wall of silica? And what does this mean?
Diatoms & glass
What is Ascomycota? Deutromycota?
Ascomycota = SAC FUNGI (spores in sac-like structures), ex: LICHENS
Deutromycota = “IMPERFECT FUNGI” (asexually + parasitic), ex: ATHLETE’S FOOT
What is the name of the fungus that was prevalent during the Salem Witch Trials?
Clavicepts Purpurea
What protist is classified by body form?
Mold
How do the termites and Trichonympha agilis benefit mutually from each other?
Protist helps termites digest cellulose & termites give protist a constant supply of food and shelter.
Give three characteristics of water molds.
Parasitic, decomposers, & flagella.
What are the benefits of reproducing both asexually and sexually?
Asexual = budding and sexual = link → produce a haploid cell
How did Clavicepts Purpurea affect humans?
Ergotism: invades grain → causes purplish/black sclerotia (includes LSD and ergotamine)
Name three facts about the Kingdom Protista
Can vary: Eukaryotic, heterotrophs & autotrophs, mostly unicellular, most can move on their own, contain membrane-bound organelles, and most are aquatic organisms.
What chemical is released by the olfactory nerves that attracts Naegleria fowleri?
Acetylcholine
How do mushrooms rely on the “slime,” and what is its name? What animal do the fungi try to attract?
Gleba = helps move foul stench around
Flys