Introduction to Mycology MLS 028

What is the study of fungi called?

Which characteristic is unique to fungi?

What do fungi require as an energy source?

What substance is present in the cell walls of fungi for rigidity and support?

Who are the scientists that study fungi called?

Which of the following is an industrial use of fungi?

What is the fundamental tube-like structural unit of fungi?

Which type of fungi grow partly as yeasts and partly as elongated cells resembling hyphae?

What do yeasts reproduce by?

Which type of spores are produced by fusion of two nuclei and occur less frequently than asexual spores?

What is the function of asexual spores in fungi?

Which type of fungi form true mycelia and reproduce by the formation of different types of spores?

What is the term for unicellular fungi which reproduce by budding and produce smooth, creamy colonies?

What is the term for the mass / mat of hyphae forming the vegetative portion of the fungus?

What is the term for single-celled spores formed in sacs called sporangia?

In what type of reproduction does not involve the union of nuclei, sex cells, or formation of zygospores, ascospores, or basidiospores?