BMS 720 Quiz 1 (with correct answers)

Opportunistic infections, hospital acquired infections, community acquired infections correct answers 3 reasons why fungal diseases are a public health concern Mycoses correct answers fungal infection Chitin and glucan correct answers Components of fungal cell wall Chitin correct answers Thick NAG polymer Glucan correct answers polysaccharide of D-glucose Egosterol correct answers Component of fungal cell membrane that substitutes for cholesterol Multicellular, hyphae, grows in 3-10 days correct answers Characteristics of molds Unicellular, pseudohyphae, grows in 2-3 days correct answers Characteristics of yeasts Hyphae correct answers threadlike tubular strucutres Mycelium correct answers Mat-like structures form hyphae clusters Pseudohyphae correct answers daughter cells elongate to form protruding structures Conidia correct answers Asexual spores that function to disperse the fungus to a new habitat Hyaline correct answers Color of hyphae where the structures are celar and colorless. However, can appear blue if stained. Dematiceous correct answers Color of hyphae where the structures are darkly pigmented with a brown to black pigment in an unstained sample. (will not absorb any stain) Aseptate correct answers Structure of hyphae where there are no divisons Septate correct answers Structure of hyphae where there are divisions **most are of this structure Dimorphism correct answers Fungi that exist as both mold and yeast. Often cause serious systemic diseases. Growth/spread of hyphal filaments, asexual reproduction of spores, cell division (yeasts) correct answers 3 ways that perfect fungi can reproduce imperfect fungi correct answers Fungi that do not have sexual stage, have deuteromycota