Fungus and Its Characteristics Flashcards

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How do most amoebozoans obtain food?
Phagocytosis
List one Opisthokont synapomorphy
It is an ancestor with two flagella, one anterior and one posterior;
Fungi
Are similar to bacteria because fungi use extracellular digestion to obtain their nutrients.
A mushroom
Is an above-ground fruiting body connected to a mycelium
The dikaryotic phase of a fungal life cycle is
A stage in which hyphal "cells" contain two, genetically different, haploid nuclei.
The last common ancestor of animals and fungi
Was flagellated
Central American leaf-cutting ants
Cultivate fungal gardens on the leaves
Wha types of organization are found in Fungi? Write the letters of all that apply.
A:Multicellular dikaryotic eukaryotic D:Multicellular haploid eukaryotic E:syncytial haploid eukaryotic G:Syncytial heterokaryotic eukaryotic H:Unicellular diploid eukaryotic I: Unicellular haploid eukaryotic
List one synapomorphy for Animalia
Distinctive spermatozoa; blatula; Hox genes; a particular typ of junction between cells; cells embedded within a unique extra cellular matrix (no celll walls) ; collagen or something very simular
The modified cells of sponges that form circular bands and provide just a little constriction to control flow are
Myocytes
A sponge feeds by
Beating the flagella of collar cells to form a current; food is absorbed by collar cells.
Cells responsible for water flow and capture of some particles are the
Choanocytes
The minute, needle-like structures that act as a skeletal support system in sponges are called:
Spicules
What is the substance that fills the space between interior and exterior cells in a sponge:
Mesohyal
The traditional view of cnidarians relative to germ layers is that cnidaria possess
Two germ layers, ectoderm and endoderm