Why is phycomycetes an obsolete and polyphyletic in Kingdom fungi
it doesn't represent a single, natural evolutionary group
What is filamentous
A thing which contains athread like structure called filament
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Difference between agaricus mushroom and toadstool
Agaricus is a type of mushroom, mushroom is considered as edible fungi, toadstool is not a scientific term it is often depicted as inedible poisonous fungi
Difference between isogamous and anisogamous
Isogamous are morphologically similar whereas anisogamous is not
What is this group often referred as and why
Algal fungi because they are mostly aquatic
What is the first antibiotic made, State it's genus
Penicillin, penicillium
Some species have ___ and ____ used for making cell wall
Chitin and cellulose
State two newly existing class from phycomycetes
Trichomycetes zygomycetes chytridiomycetes
Through which is asexual reproduction of phycomycetes more common in aquatic form
Zoospores
What is morphology
morphology is the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features
Give an example of non filamentous fungi
Yeast
What kind of spores are aplanospores
Non motile,noflagellum, terrestrial form
Which of the following are phycomycetes: cuscuta, rhizobium, lactobacillus,planetaria fungium
None of the above
Explain the mycelium of phycomycetes
The most distinguishing feature is their aseptate and coenocytic mycelium. * Aseptate: Meaning their hyphae (the thread-like structures making up the body of
What disease is caused by albugo and name the victim
White rust disease, mustard plant
What is phycomycetes
Any of the lower fungi with non septate mycelium
Why is fungi a kingdom
It has a different type of cell wall etc
Some fungi are similar to plants True or false
True
10. In the context of fungal classification, phycomycetes,what does the term algal fungi refer to?
(c) Fungi that are characterized by their coenocytic and aseptate mycelium:
State the habitat of phycomycetes
Wet damp moist places, decaying wood
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