Lab 21

Thread-like hyphae tangle together to produce a ___

living on decaying matter

feeding on living organisms

feeding that involves enzymes that are secreted through the fungal membrane wall and into the food itself

black bread mold

most primitive fungi. 600 species exist today

large and diverse group with nearly 35,000 species. The fungi group is know for its saclike structure called an ascus which is its __

the asexual reproduction structure on ascomycota is __

The fruiting body of ascomycota is __, while the spores are __

The hyphae forms an organized mass called the __ that has a layer of reproductive structures called __

the fruiting bodies, ascocarps, can be completely closed (__), flask shaped with a single pore or opening (__),  or shaped like a cup (__)

The hyphae in the ascocarp undergo __, fusion of the cytosol, but not __, fusion of the nucleoplasm

Members of this group are usually comprised of a fungus from the Phylum Ascomycota and a symbiotic Green algae (__)

The three morphological forms of lichen:

Club Fungi

The most important characteristic grouping basidiomycetes together is the presence of __

toadstools, mushrooms, smuts, and rusts