Question

1. the sac-like structures of the sac fungi that carry its spores asci 2. a fertile hypha that bears spores (in molds) saprophyte 3. organisms that lack flowers, leaves, or chlorophyll and derive nourishment from dead or living organic matter hyphae 4. to sprout and grow from a seed or spore; often from a stage of dormancy mycelium 5. thread-like filaments of the molds germinate 6. a mass of hyphae conidiophore 7. an organism that lives on decaying organic matter; e.g., mushrooms, molds, mildew, rusts, and smuts fungi 8. a sac-like structure that holds the spores sporangium

Answer 1

Answer: The correct matches of the given statements are given below:

1. ASCI: The sac-like structures of the sac fungi that carry its spores.

Asci refers to a sac like structure that is often produce by the fungi that belong to the phyllum Ascomycota. There are usually great differences among asci in term of shapes, sizes and colours. Spores are usually formed in these sacs.

2. CONIDIOPHORE: A fertile hypha that bears spores (in molds).

Conidiophore refers to fungal hypha that give rise to conidia. Conidia may be branched or unbranched. Their major function is to give rise to hypa that produce spores in fungi.

3. FUNGI: Organisms that lack flowers, leaves, or chlorophyll and derive nourishment from dead or living organic matter.

Fungi are generally classified as saprophytes, this is because they feed on dead or living organic matter. They depend on other organisms for their nourishment because they lack chlorophyll, which they can use to produce their own food.

4. GERMINATE: To sprout and grow from a seed or spore; often from a stage of dormancy.

A plant is said to germinate when new plants sprouts from a seed or from a dormant plant. Seeds and spores typically grow and develop into new plants via the process of germination. Germination time often differ from plants to plants.

5. HYPHAE: Thread-like filaments of the molds.

A hypha refers to the long, branched filaments that is found in all fungi. They usually vary in structures and perform different functions in different species of fungi. Most fungi use hypha as their mean of vegetative reproduction.  

6. MYCELIUM: A mass of hyphae.

A network of hypha that grow together is referred to as mycelium. It is usually found on top of the soil. Mycellium usually grow out of the body of fungi and extend in all direction in a bid to search for water and nutrients for the fungi.

7. SAPROPHYTE: An organism that lives on decaying organic matter; e.g., mushrooms, molds, mildew, rusts, and smuts.

Saprophytes refers to organisms that use decaying organic matter as their source of nourishment. Fungi are good examples of saprophytes. Saprophytes help in decomposing organic matters and making them available in the forms that plants can use, thus contributing to soil fertility.  

8. SPORANGIUM: A sac-like structure that holds the spores.

Sporangium is a sac like structure in which reproductive spores are manufactured and stored. Spores usually germinate and form new fungi when the conditions are favourable.