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lack a well-defined nucleus
chromosome structure is different
prokaryotic
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get their food from another organism
heterotrophic
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live by decaying dead organisms
saprophytes
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obtain nutrition from living plants or animals
parasites
-
obtain nutrition from living plants or animals and cause disease in their host
pathogens
-
able to make their own food
autotrophic
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special procedures that prevent the escape of organisms
prevent contaiminating an established culture
aseptic technique
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what charge is bacterial cytoplasm
negatively charged
-
spherical bacterium
coccus
-
rod-shaped bacterium
bacillus
-
rigid sprial-shaped bacterium
spirillium
-
staining procedure
example of a differential stain
gram stain
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bacteria with a thick wall retain purple stain crystal violet are termed
gram positive
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bacteria with a tin cell wall do not retain crystal violet stain
instead safranin are termed
gram negative
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gummy layer or slime layer that surrounds many bacteria
capsule
-
capsule is made from
polysaccharides
-
capsules aid in:
- * attachment to surfaces
- * protect against desiccation
- * prevents engulfment
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a survival structure produced by a few genera of bacteria
endospore
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When do endospores form
conditions become unfavorable
-
thin, helical, hair like filaments that extend outward from the bacterial cell wall
flagella
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what do bacteria need to grow?
- favorable temperature
- water
- food
-
food and water base for cultured microorganisms
growth medium
-
solid media are based on a polymer extracted from red algae
agar
-
pigment production
chromogenesis
-
tumor-like abnormalities on plants
galls
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how do galls form?
- infection by pathogens
- bacteria, viruses and fungi
-
a modified strain made by removing the tumor-inducing genes from the plasmid and then substitute genes from a different source
agrobacterium
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absorptive nutrition and reproduce by spores
eukaryotic heterotrophs
-
for dispersal and/or dormant survival
spores
-
produced by meiosis
sexual
-
produced by mitosis
asexual
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microscopic tubes of protoplasm constrained by a cell wall
hyphae
-
resulting network of hyphae
mycelium
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hyphae are continuous, without crosswalls
coenocytic or aseptate
-
hyphae separated at regular intervals with cross-walls
septa
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have cell walls made of chitin
nuclei are haploid
tru fungi
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list the 5 phyla of fungi
- chytridiomycota
- zygomycota
- ascomycota
- basidiomycota
- deuteromycota
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saprotrophs in aquatic environments
parasites of algae
serious plant pathogens
breakdown of plant material
pathogens of amphibians
Chytrids
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have a cell wall composed of chitin
lack a true mycelium
typically unicellular
branched chains of cells
chytrids
-
this anchors chytrids to their food
rhizoids
-
the motile spore chytrids produce
zoospore
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*saprotrophs
opportunistic plant parasites
specialized animal parasites
obligate parasites of other zygote fungi
Zygote fungi
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where are zygote fungi common?
soil and air
-
intimate mutually-beneficial association with plant roots
mycorrhiza
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Zygomycota are typically _________ that is coencoytic
mycelial
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zygote fungi sexual resting spore
zygospore
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asexual spores are produced inside
sporangia
-
commonly called black bread mold
rhizopus
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the hyphae that connect the sprangiophores are called
stolons
-
two different strains of mycelia are needed in order for sexual reporduction to occur
heterothallic
-
organisms that have no restrictions of different strains are called
hmothallic
-
strands of the + and - strains send out lateral projections
progametangia
-
progametangia become walled off and are then termed
gametangia
-
commonly found on dung of grazing animals
pilobolus
-
mycelium forms a basal swelling called
trophocyst
-
-
name the fungi with these functions:
* food spoilage
*destruction of paper, fabrics and wood
* dutch elm disease, apple scab, chestnut blight
* human pathogens
* yeasts
* antibiotics
sac fungi
-
fungi that are single-celled
yeasts
-
hyphae in sac fungi are
septate
-
asexual spores of sac fungi and are non-motile
*also never produced inside a sporangium
conidia
-
composed of cells that contain one nucleus from each parent
dikaryotic hyphae
-
dikaryotic hyphae develop into membrane sac called:
asci
-
fusion of nuclei
karyogamy
-
fusion of nuclei and meiosis ocur in asci, leads to production of
ascospores
-
asci are found in layers in/on fruiting body termed
ascocarp
-
yellow ascocarp called
cleistothecium
-
blue-gray conidia at the end of hypha
conidiophore
-
have an opening such as a pore or slit which allows the spores to escape
perithecium
-
how many ascospores does each ascus contain:
8
-
non-hybrid perithecia ascospore color scheme
all the same
-
hybrid perithecia ascospore color scheme
-
crossover perithecia color scheme
alternates in groups of two
-
cup or disc-shaped furiting bodies are called
apothecia
-
-
asci and ascospores line the pits of the cap
morels
-
simple single cells that do not produce a mycelium or ascocarps
yeasts
-
most yeasts reproduce asexually by a process called
-
-
List the Sac Fungi
- 1. Cleistothecium-producing fungi
- - Blue Mold
- - Powdery Mildews
- 2. Perithecium-Producing Fungi
- 3. Apothecium-Producing Fungi
- - Peziza: cup fungus
- - Morels
- 4. Non-Ascocarp Producing Sac Fungi- The Yeasts
- - Saccharomyces
- - Schizosaccharomyces
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List the Club Fungi
- 1. Higher Club Fungi
- - Mycelium
- - Basidiocarp
- 2. Lower Club Fungi
- - Rust
- - Smuts
-
List the Deuteromycetes
- 1. Penicillium
- 2. Alternaria
-
List the Fungus-like organisms
- 1. Oomycota
- - saprolegnia
- - phytophthora
- 2. Myxomycota
- - Plasmodium
- - fruiting bodies
-
two genetically distinct haploid nuclei per cell
dikaryotic condition
-
dikaryotic hyphae usually have structures called
clamp connections
-
the structure that plays a role in assorting muclei to the daughter cells after mitosis
clamp connections
-
the site of karyogamy and meiosis
basidium
-
produced and forcibly ejected from a club shaped cell
basidiospores and basidium
-
types of basidiocarps
- agaricus
- amanita
- coral fungi
- bird's nest
- boletes
- bracket fungi
- fairy ring mushrooms
- inky caps and shaggy manes
- jelly fungi
- Puffballs and earthstars
- Stinkhorns
-
basiocarp
*white gills and white spores
* annulus and volva
amanita
-
basidiocarp
*pink gills turn brown at maturity
* annulus
agaricus
-
basidiocarp
*black spores
* once used for ink
inky caps and shaggy manes
-
basidiocarp
* gills widely spaced
* thin stalk
* no annulus or volva
* spores are white
* knob in center of cap
Fairy ring mushrooms
-
basidiocarp
*no gills, pores under cap
boletes
-
basidiocarp
* polypores
* tough and woody
* dead or dying trees
bracket fungi
-
spores are produced inside tiny tubes that open to the surface as pores
polypores
-
basidiocarp
* spores develop inside
* light in color
* single wall layer
puffballs and earthstars
-
basidiocarp
* slimy spore mass
* insects disseminate the spores
Stinkhorns
-
basidiocarps
* eggs with thousands of spores
bird's nest
-
basidiocarp
* hymenium and pores cover outside surface of body
* colorful branching nature
coral fungi
-
basidiocarps
* gelatinous matrix
* dead tree branches
jelly fungi
-
what are rusts and smuts different from club fungi?
- lack basidiocarps
- basidia do not have club shape
-
obligate plant parasites that cause extensive damage on hosts
rusts
-
how many spores and hosts is wheat rust associated with?
5 kinds of spores and 2 different hosts
-
a rust that infects two different hosts is termed
heteroecious
-
one-host rusts are referred to as
autoecious
-
basidiospores germinate and develop
monokaryotic mycelium
-
small falsk-shaped structures on the upper leaf surface
spermagonia
-
spermagonia produce
spermatia
-
the 4 stages of wheat rust
- 1. barberry infection
- 2. red rust stage
- 3. black rust stage
- 4. basidiospores
-
pustules produce rusty-colored
uredospores
-
uredia darken to black
telia
-
teliospore germinate to produce
basidium
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