Mycology and Algae Study Guide

Fungi are eukaryotic organisms with chitin in their cell walls and obtain nutrients through absorption.

Asexual reproduction in fungi often occurs through the production of spores like conidiospores.

Sexual reproduction involves the fusion of male and female gametes leading to ascospore formation.

Lichens are symbiotic partnerships between fungi and algae, and they grow in harsh environments.

Algae are photosynthetic eukaryotes with diverse forms and can be unicellular or multicellular.

Protozoa are single-celled eukaryotes, while animals are multicellular and have complex systems.

The intermediate host harbors the larval stage of a parasite, while the definitive host harbors the adult stage.

Parasitic helminths are multicellular worms that depend on a host for nutrients and reproduction.

Helminths can produce toxins harmful to their host.

Many parasitic worms have complex life cycles, involving multiple hosts.

Flatworms are divided into two classes, with distinct features.

Paragonimus is a genus of lung flukes, a type of platyhelminth.

Infective larvae are the stage of Dirofilaria immitis that infect dogs and cats.

Vectors transmitting parasites are categorized as mechanical, biological, or reservoir.

Ticks and mosquitoes are different vectors; they spread different diseases.

The study of fungi, including their roles as decomposers and parasites.

Buds that do not separate from the mother cell forming elongated structures.

Fungi that can exist as yeast at 37°C and mold at 25°C.

Asexual spores produced in sporangia by certain fungi.

Fungi with septate hyphae that produce ascospores and often conidiospores.

Fungal infections caused by non-pathogenic fungi that can infect susceptible individuals.

A symbiotic relationship between an alga (or cyanobacterium) and a fungus.

Eukaryotic organisms, often photoautotrophs, that can be unicellular or multicellular.

Fungal infections affecting skin, nails, and hair containing keratin.

Algae reproduce asexually through cell division and fragmentation.

Many algae can also reproduce sexually.

These algae produce oxygen through photosynthesis.

Unicellular algae with silica cell walls; some produce neurotoxins.

Algae that produce neurotoxins causing shellfish poisoning.

Algae are primary producers in aquatic food chains.

Protozoa are unicellular, eukaryotic chemoheterotrophs found in diverse environments.

Ciliates reproduce sexually by conjugation, leading to zygote formation.

Phylum that includes parasitic flatworms, like flukes and tapeworms.

Phylum that includes parasitic roundworms, such as pinworms and hookworms.

The life cycle of helminths typically includes adult and larval stages, requiring hosts.

Monoecious organisms have both sex organs, while dioecious have separate sexes.

Flatworms have bodies that are flattened top to bottom.

Cestodes, or tapeworms, have a head (scolex) and segments (proglottids).

The host in which the adult parasitic helminth lives and reproduces.

The host where larval stages of helminths develop before reaching adults.

Lichens are the first colonizers on bare rock, aiding in soil creation through chemical weathering.

Cellular slime molds exist as individual amoeboid cells but form spores in adverse conditions.

Plasmodial slime molds are multinucleate masses of protoplasm that also form spores under stress.

Trichomonas cannot survive long outside a host due to lack of protective cysts.

Ingestion is the primary method for protozoa to acquire nutrients.

Flatworms belong to the Phylum Platyhelminthes.

Trematodes are a class of flatworms within the Phylum Platyhelminthes, known as flukes.

In some helminths, male and female reproductive organs are in separate individuals.