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What is noble rot?

This pathogenic fungus infects grapes, making their sugar content too high for

use.

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What is wheat rust?

This fungus causes a “corrosive” appearance on one of the most important crops in North America.

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What is Deuteromycota?

The disease commonly known as “athlete’s foot” is caused by a fungus from this

phylum.

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What is a yeast infection?

Candida albicans is more commonly known to cause

this fungal disease in humans.

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What are superficial, subcutaneous, systemic and opportunistic?

Fungal diseases are classified into these 4 main categories.

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What is a lichen?

The symbiotic relationship between a photosynthetic organism and a fungus is

known by this name.

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What is decomposition?

Without fungi, this key step in nutrient recycling would not take place nearly enough in nature.

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What are bread, alcohol, mushrooms, truffles etc.?

Name 3 foods humans consume that are either fungi themselves, or are helped in

production by a fungi.

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What is mycorrhizae?

A symbiotic relationship formed between a fungus and the roots of a

plant is known by this name.

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What are foliose, crustose, fruticose and squamulose?

The thallus, or lichen body comes in these four shapes.

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What is imperfect fungi?

Members of the phylum Deuteromycota may develop self-esteem issues due to this unfortunate common name.

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What is Zygomycota?

Common molds are associated with this phylum

classification.

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What are hyphae?

These single strands help comprise the body of a

typical fungi.

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What are eukaryotic cells and heterotrophic?

All members of Kingdom Fungi share these two major

characteristics.

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What are conidiophores?

This specialized structure in sac fungi is the site of spore

formation.

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What are lichens and mycorrhizae?

Two examples of symbiosis would include these.

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What is +/+?

In a truly symbiotic relationship, the effect on each organism can best be described by this pair of mathematical symbols.

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What is a relationship between two species in which at least one benefits from the

other?

The term symbiosis can best be defined as this.

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What is mutualism?

The actual type of symbiosis seen in fungi in which both organisms benefit is known

as this.

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What is food and nutrients and protection from drying out and harsh sunlight

exposure?

In a lichen, the fungi receives this benefit, while giving this

benefit to it’s symbiotic partner.

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What is Basidiomycota?

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What is Zygomycota?

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What is Chytridiomycota?

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What is Deuteromycota?

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What is Ascomycota?

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What is Basidiomycota?

Club fungi are officially considered part of this

phylum.

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What are shelf or bracket fungi?

This club fungi is often found on the bark of trees and can grow to

great sizes…some even large enough to stand upon.

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What are puff balls?

These club fungi allow rain, wind and nosy animals to trigger the release of their

spores to help colonize new areas.

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What are basidia?

These structures attached to the gills of a mushroom are responsible

for producing spores.

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What is the fruiting body?

The mushroom itself is only a small portion of the actual club fungi it comes

from. This visible portion is better known by this name.

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