Help
Options
Question
List 4 enzymes produced by fungus to penetrate cell walls.
click to flip
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't know
Question
List 4 tools used to ID or diagnose an unknown fungus.
Remaining cards (51)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Mycology 1
Mushrooms, mold, and men
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| List 4 enzymes produced by fungus to penetrate cell walls. | cutinases, pectinases, proteases, cellulases |
| List 4 tools used to ID or diagnose an unknown fungus. | Sexual structure, where its found, host, DNA analysis |
| List the 7 major taxonomic categories. | Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species |
| What is the definition of fungi? | Achlorophylous, filamentous, reproduce via spores, obtain nutrients through absorption processes |
| Name 4 principle components of the plant cell wall. | Cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, pectin |
| Fairy rings in lawns are commonly produced by fungi in this group | Basidiomycota |
| The sexual spores of these fungi are formed within a "sac" | Ascomycota |
| Slime molds are in this group of fungal-like organisms | Protista |
| Many of these fungi produce large edible fruiting structures | Basidiomycota |
| These are the only true fungi known to have flagellated spores | Chytridiomycota |
| Most plant disease are caused by this group of fungi | Ascomycota |
| Yeasts used in making bread and beer are in this group of fungi | Ascomycota |
| True or false: There are no biographic fungi within the basidiomycetes | False |
| Name 2 important people in mycological or plant pathology | Elias Fries- founder of mycology; systema mycologicum Heinrich Anton de Bary- did a lot of work with p. infestus |
| Powdery mildew is produced by what group of fungi | Ascomycota |
| True or false: Unlike biotrophic fungi, saprobic fungi don't need a living host cell to obtain nutrition | True |
| The fungus that caused the Bengal famine is from this group | Ascomycota |
| A ________ is a type of spore formed within vegetative hyphae when a vegetative cell becomes rounded and thick walled. These spores remain in the soil for long periods... | Chlamydiospore |
| The collective mass of fungal filaments that represent organism is called _______ | Mycellium |
| P. infestans is an important pathogen in this group of fungal-like | Oomycetes |
| Most of the asexual plant pathogenic fungi are in this group | Ascomycota |
| Most wood-decay fungi are in this group | Basidiomycota |
| Smuts are a group of devastating pathogens in this group | Basidiomycota |
| The sterol used in fungus membranes is called | Ergosterol |
| A ________ is a specialized structure used by biographic fungi to absorb nutrients from living cells w/o killing cells. | haustorium |
| _____ are small masses of compact, melanized fungal cells that can detach from the fungus and germinate like conidia to grow a new fungus thallus | sporangium |
| These fungi often produce large fruiting structure...mushroms and conks. Group? | Basidiomycota |
| Downy mildew disease are in what group? | Oomycetes |
| Name the 4 primary divisions of fungi | Basidiomycota, Ascomycota, Zygomycota, Chytridiomycota |
| The term ____ applies to organisms that cannot make their own food | heterotrophic |
| A plant pathogenic rust fungus that utilizes 2 diff hosts is called ? | heteroecious |
| A common term for an asexual fungal spore is____ | conidium |
| A spore that has flagella and can swim is known as a _____ | zoospore |
| The _____ refers to the sexual state of a fungus. | Telomorph |
| Basidiospores are produced on club-shaped structures called ______ | Basidia |
| When a fungus mycelium grows w/o laying down septa periodically between cells, the condition of the hyphae is known as ______ | coenocytic |
| Ascospores are borne in a specialized structure known as an ______ | ascocarp |
| The term _____ refers to an organism that has 2 copies of each chromosome in its nuleus | Diploid |
| _____ is a single fungal filament of growth | hyphae |
| True or false: Post- harvest diseases are rarely a concern for growers | False |
| True or False: Fungal cell walls are composed mostly of cellulose | False |
| True or false: Most plant diseases are caused by anamorphs of Ascomycetes | True |
| True or false: Plant disease rarely happens in natural, undisturbed ecosystems | True |
| True or false: The Bengal Famine of 1943 was caused by a severe epidemic on rice caused by P. infestans | False |
| True or false: Fungi are predominantly haploid organisms | True |
| True or false: Smut fungi are minor pathogens in grain production worldwide | True |
| True or false: Most taxonomic systems are based upon structures in volved in asexual reproduction | True |
| True or false: Damping-off diseases can be caused by a number of different fungi or fungal-like organisms | True |
| True or false: The closest relatives to fungi in the Tree of Life are plants | False |
| True or false: Most fungal spores spread via water splashing | False |
| True or false: In fungi that reproduce both sexually and asexually, the sexual cycle is often initiated during stable environmental condition | True |
| True or false: Most fungi store their food as glycogen | True |
Created by:
1694961860