Chapter 31 Fungi
Objectives
| Introduction to the Fungi | |||
| 1. | List the characteristics that distinguish fungi from members of other multicellular kingdoms. | ||
| 2. | Explain how fungi acquire their nutrients. | ||
| 3. | Describe the basic body plan of a fungus. | ||
| 4. | Describe the processes of plasmogamy and karyogamy in fungi. | ||
| 5. | Explain the significance of heterokaryotic stages in fungal life cycles. | ||
| Diversity of Fungi | |||
| 6. | Describe the evidence that suggests that Fungi and Animalia are sister kingdoms. | ||
| 7. | Explain the possible significance of the flagellated spores of members of the phylum Chytridiomycota. | ||
| 8. | Describe the life cycle of the black bread mold, Rhizopus stolonifer. | ||
| 9. | Describe two alternate hypotheses to explain the reduced mitochondria of the microsporidia. | ||
| 10. | Distinguish between ectomycorrhizae and endomycorrhizae. | ||
| 11. | Distinguish among the Zygomycota, Ascomycota, and Basidiomycota. Include a description of the sexual structure that characterizes each group and list some common examples of each group. | ||
| Ecological Impacts of Fungi | |||
| 12. | Describe some of the roles of fungi in ecosystems. | ||
| 13. | Describe the structure of a lichen. Explain the roles of the fungal component of the lichen. | ||
| 14. | Explain how lichens may act as pioneers on newly burned soil or volcanic rock. | ||
| 15. | Describe the role of fungi as agricultural pests. | ||
| 16. | Define mycosis, and describe some human mycoses. | ||
| 17. | Describe three commercial roles played by fungi. | ||
