Medically Significant Fungi - General Characteristics

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What is the main characteristic that distinguishes fungi from plants?

Lack of true nucleus

Presence of chitin in the cell wall (correct)

Ability to tolerate a wide pH range

Possession of chlorophyll

How do yeasts reproduce?

Through spore formation

By binary fission

By budding or fission (correct)

Via sexual reproduction

What is the primary role of mitochondria in fungi?

Reproduction

Energy production (correct)

Cell wall formation

Spore formation

What is the characteristic feature of molds' cell membrane?

Presence of ergosterol Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure that produces asexual spores (sporangiospores)?

Sporangium Signup and view all the answers

In Mucorales, what is the supporting structure for the production of asexual spores?

Sporangiophore Signup and view all the answers

Which type of reproduction is characterized by the joining of two compatible nuclei, followed by meiosis?

Sexual reproduction Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe fungi that reproduce sexually?

Teleomorph Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of Periodic acid Schiff (PAS) stain?

Detection of fungi Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of Masson-Fontana stain?

Detection of melanin pigment in fungal cell walls Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a Germ Tube test for yeasts?

Differentiates yeast based on their ability to create a germ tube Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a Tease Mount?

Examines the types, size, shape, and arrangement of conidia Signup and view all the answers

Medically Significant Fungi - General Characteristics

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What is the main characteristic that distinguishes fungi from plants?

How do yeasts reproduce?

What is the primary role of mitochondria in fungi?

What is the characteristic feature of molds' cell membrane?

What is the structure that produces asexual spores (sporangiospores)?

In Mucorales, what is the supporting structure for the production of asexual spores?

Which type of reproduction is characterized by the joining of two compatible nuclei, followed by meiosis?

What is the term used to describe fungi that reproduce sexually?

What is the purpose of Periodic acid Schiff (PAS) stain?

What is the purpose of Masson-Fontana stain?

What is the purpose of a Germ Tube test for yeasts?

What is the purpose of a Tease Mount?

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