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Question	Answer	Article
What is mycology?	The study of fungi	Link to Answer Article
What is the function of the cell membrane?	First line of defence preventing toxic materials entering the cell Important in the degredation of extra-cellular nutrients	Link to Answer Article
Which substances are stored in the cytoplasm in granules?	Fats Glycogen Protein	Link to Answer Article
What are the main characteristics of filamentous fungi?	Branching hyphae Hyphae grow to form a mycelium Aerial hyphae produce conidiospores and sporangiospores Conidia are also produced which are asexual spores	Link to Answer Article
What are the main characteristics of dimorphic fungi?	Develop into a mycelium or another form depending on environmental conditions Yeast-like parasitic phase Mycelial saphrophytic phase Show phenotypic duality	Link to Answer Article
How would you recognise yeast cells?	Oval or round in shape 3µm to 5µm in diameter Reproduce by budding Yeasts can assimilate sugar and nitrogen and ferment various sugar compounds Can produce pseudohyphae	Link to Answer Article
What are the three types of fungal spore produced?	Sexual Asexual Vegetative	Link to Answer Article
Fill in the missing words about immunity to fungal infections	Cutaneous and superficial fungal infections are normally self-limiting with recovery associated with a resistance to re-infection. As hosts often develop delayed-type hypersensitivity this resistance appears to be cell-mediated.	Link to Answer Article