Biodiversity Unit 2 Exam—Brooks Latest Update Graded A+

Biodiversity Unit 2 Exam—Brooks Latest Update Graded A+ Kingdom Fungi -Decomposers -heterotrophs (w/ extracellular digestion) -saprobes -chitin Thallus body Mycelium what the body is made up of Hyphae thread like, where the nutrience is absorbed Septate more evolved, many cells divided by walls Coenocytic one huge cell with many nucleus, more primitive Haustoria branching projections that push through cell walls into the living plant cells, absorbing nutrient Heterokaryon e.g. Dikaryon Dikaryon temporary stage during sexual reproduction before the fusion of nuclei Karyogamy fusion of nuclei N= Ploidy how man chromosomes present haploid (n) 1 set diploid (2n) dikaryotic (n+n) spore dispersion easily spread in the wind or water, ensuring that they will be scattered over distances, & that at least some of them will find conditions suitable for growth fungal survival when fungus faces dwindling supply, they reproduce spores rapidly and abundantly, the spores remain dormant until the conditions improve or disperse to other areas where nutrient supplies