1. How do molds differ from yeasts? What is a dimorphic fungus? An important dimorphic fungus in the US is Coccidiodes immitis - where is this disease most prevalent? Why do they call it St. Joachim Valley fever or just Valley fever?
2. Could you ientify the following terms on a picture or illustration?: hypha, septa, a coenocytic hypha, a mycelium, rhizoids, aerial hypha, fruiting heads such as a sporangium or a conidium. Could you draw a picture of either penicillium or rhizopus?
3. What is a mycosis. What are some common superficial mycoses? How do you treat a superficial mycosis? What are some of the over the counter medications for these conditions?
4. What is the common name for a basidiomycete - can you buy basidomycetes in the supermarket?
5. Name three foods that are either fungal or made by fungi.
6. Define what an alga is. What is the importance of this group of organisms? What are "red tides"? What kinds of organisms are involved in this phenomenon and what is the effect? What is Gambierdiscus toxicus and what is the importance of this organism to Hawaii and the South Pacific?
7. Use the web to look up Pfiesteria piscicida or use the library to find the magazine Natural History, March 1996 (vol. 105, page 17) to see the article on this organism. What does this organism do? Is there a controversy about this organism?
8. Where does Agar and Carrageenan come from? Name some foods that contain these substances.
9. Describe the light reaction and the dark reaction of photosynthesis.
What are the raw materials going in and what are the products of photosynthesis?
Where does photosynthesis take place in a plant?
In what ways does photosynthesis affect your life? What is its effect
on global warming?
10. Why did the water turn yellow when you blew into it? What is a pH indicator? Which pH indicator was used in this experiment? What did the plants do to make the water turn red again?
11. Describe the diseases and mode of transmission of the following: