and their cryptic lifestyles in soil or on dead matter. Fungi include symbionts of plants, animals, or other fungi and also parasites. They may become noticeable when fruiting, either as mushrooms or as molds. Fungi perform an essential role in the decomposition of organic matter and ...
These phyla include Chytridiomycota (home to the devastating amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis), Mucoromycota (which includes the common spoilage molds in the genera Mucor and Rhizopus and the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi), Neocallimastigomycota (the anaerobic rumen chytrids), and the ...
The term ‘entomogenous fungus’ has been used historically to refer to almost any type of association between a fungus and an insect. Despite the prefix’s reference to insects, the term is also generally understood to include fungi associated with mites, spiders, and other arthropods; even mo...
(credit: modification of work by Johnson ML, Speare R., CDC) Zygomycota: The Conjugated Fungi The zygomycetes are a relatively small group of fungi belonging to the Phylum Zygomycota. They include the familiar bread mold, Rhizopus stolonifer, which rapidly propagates on the surfaces of breads,...
Phytoplankton and the organic matter they produce are the foundations of marine food webs, supporting heterotrophic bacteria, protists, viruses, zooplankton, and ultimately, higher trophic organisms that include fish and marine mammals (70). A proportion of the organic matter produced in the euphotic...
Which of the following is TRUE of fungi? a) Fungi include molds, yeasts, and mushrooms. b) In multicelled fungi, cells are organized in structures called mycelia. c) All fungi produce spores. d) A Which of the following statements is not true? a. Fungi can act as decomposers. b. ...
Basidiomycota is also one of the largest phylum with well over 30,000 fungi species. They include such organisms as the toadstool and mushrooms and tend to grow as hyphae. They are characterized by the presence of a basidium, which is a structure that is shaped like a club. Some of the ...
The following are all phyla from the Kingdom Fungi EXCEPT: A) Ascomycota. B) Acrasiomycota. C) Basidiomycota. D) Zygomycota. A biologist is in the process of classifying a newly discovered fungus. The observed characteristics include chitin in th...
Studying established natural partnerships has provided insights into the intricate interactions of extant endosymbioses. These include mitochondria and chloroplasts as relicts of ancient bacterial endosymbionts, as well as insect endosymbionts that have long been vertically transmitted and have undergone genom...
Different mode of actions of biocontrol-active microorganisms in controlling fungal plant diseases include soil amendments, hyperparasitism, entomogenous fungi, predation, antibiosis, cross protection, competition for site and nutrient and induced resistance. Successful application of biological control ...