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<FlashCard questions="8">
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|q1=What is mycology?
|linkpage =Fungi
|a1=The study of fungi
|linktext =FUNGI
|l1=Fungi
|sublink1 =Flash Cards - WikiBugs
|q2=What is the function of the cell membrane?
|subtext1 =WIKIBUGS FLASHCARDS
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|pagetype =Bugs
*First line of defence preventing toxic materials entering the cell
*Important in the degredation of extra-cellular nutrients
|l2=Fungal Structure
|q3=Which substances are stored in the cytoplasm in granules?
|a3=
*Fats
*Glycogen
*Protein
|l3=Fungal Structure
|q4=What are the main characteristics of filamentous fungi?
|a4=
*Branching hyphae
*Hyphae grow to form a mycelium
*Aerial hyphae produce conidiospores and sporangiospores
*Conidia are also produced which are asexual spores
|l4=Types of Fungi
|q5=What are the main characteristics of dimorphic fungi?
|a5=
*Develop into a mycelium or another form depending on environmental conditions
*Yeast-like parasitic phase
*Mycelial saphrophytic phase
*Show phenotypic duality
|l5=Types of Fungi
|q6=How would you recognise yeast cells?
|a6=
*Oval or round in shape
*a6=3µm to 5µm in diameter
Reproduce by budding
*Yeasts can assimilate sugar and nitrogen and ferment various sugar compounds
*Can produce pseudohyphae
|l6=Types of Fungi
|q7=What are the three types of fungal spore produced?
|a7=
*Sexual
*Asexual
*Vegetative
|l7=Fungal Reproduction
|q8=Fill in the missing words about immunity to fungal infections:<p>Cutaneous and superficial fungal infections are normally ... with recovery associated with a ... to re-infection. As hosts often develop delayed-type ... this resistance appears to be ... .</P>
|a8=
*Self-limiting
*Resistance
*Hypersensitivity
*Cell-mediated
|l8=Immunity to Fungi
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