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what are the 3 common growth forms of lichens?
foliose (leafy), fruticose (shrubby), crustose (crustlike)
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what is a root fungus?
micorhizae
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what are the characteristics of micorrizae?
associates vascular plants with fungus, increases plants ability to absorb water and minerals
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what wraps around root cells and outside of roots?
ectomicorrizae,
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what invades root cell walls?
arbuscular micorrizae
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describe fungus-animal endosymbiosis
fungi breaks down plant material for animals
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example of fungi-animal symbiosis
leafcutter ants harvest leaves on which to grow the fungi needed to feed their offspring
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3 types of fungal phylogeny?
microsporidia, chytrids, zygospre fungi
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characteristics of microsporidia?
unicellular, intracellular parasites of animals can infect human cells,use harpoon like polar filaments to inject spore contents into host cell
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characteristics of chytrids?
unicellular or multicellular,most are saprobes, some are parasitic or mutualistic, others form mutualistic relationships with ruminants,only fungal group with a flagellated stage in their life cycle.
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what is a ruminant?
cud chewing animal
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