Besc 204 exam 3 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Explain the primary ecological role of fungi - Answer-recyclers/degraders, break down complex organic compounds into simple molecules, minerals, and energy, elements are then reused by other organisms List the structural components of plants that fungi can degrade - Answer-Cellulose Lignin Pectin Cutin Nutritional succession - Answer-zygomycetes > simple sugars ascomycetes > cellulose basidiomycetes > cellulose and lignin R-selected - Answer-Species that reproduce early in...

BESC 204 TAMU EXAM 1 fungi - Answer- -own kingdom -3 domains (archea,eukarya,eucaryota) -eukaryotic -heterotrophic -no chlorophyll -obtain nutrients by absorption -reproduce by spores -exhibit a pronounced polarization of growing cells hyphae - Answer- each of the branching filaments that make up the mycelium -elongate by tip growth mycelium - Answer- vegetative part of a fungus, consisting of a network of fine white filaments -ex: fairy ring, ringworm etc. -biggest one: 2200...