Question 1

A major role of saprobic fungi in terrestrial ecosystems is to

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A)   trap atmospheric CO2.
B)   break down carbon compounds.
C)   parasitize animals.
D)   parasitize plants.
E)   form symbiotic mutualist relationships with plants.

Question 2

Which of the following is thought to be the most ancient group?

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A)   Penicillium
B)   Fusarium
C)   Saccharomyces
D)   Aspergillus
E)   Allomyces

Question 3

The fusion of two different mating types forms a dikaryon that is a heterokaryon. The term "heterokaryon" refers to the fact that

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A)   the hypha is haploid.
B)   two nuclei fused in the course of its formation.
C)   there are two genetically different nuclei in a single hypha.
D)   the two nuclei have fused into a zygote.
E)   None of the above

Question 4

Which of the following statements about sexual reproduction in Basidiomycota is true?

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A)   Spores are borne in asci.
B)   All hyphae are haploid.
C)   The fruiting structure is diploid.
D)   The only diploid cells are those that contain fused nuclei.
E)   Spores are diploid.

Question 5

Early taxonomists considered fungi to be members of the plant kingdom. What evidence indicates that they are in fact more closely related to animals?

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Question 6

The names of fungal groups are based on structures associated with

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A)   sexual reproduction.
B)   nutrition.
C)   ecology.
D)   vegetative growth.
E)   cell division.

Question 7

A mycorrhiza is

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A)   a specialized type of lichen.
B)   the fruiting structure of a basidiomycota.
C)   a symbiotic association between a fungus and cyanobacterium or green algae.
D)   a reproductive stage of sac fungi.
E)   a symbiotic association between a fungus and a plant.

Question 8

After a parasitic fungus invades leaf tissue, the hyphae form branching projections called _______ that push into the living plant cells and absorb their nutrients.

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Question 9

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the correct term from the list below with the following descriptions of fungal interactions. Each term may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Black stem rust draws nutrition from wheat and damages the wheat plant.

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A)   Saprobic
B)   Competitive
C)   Predatory
D)   Parasitic
E)   Mutualistic

Question 10

Fungi are absorptive heterotrophs. Which of the following is an adaptation that greatly aids this mode of nutrient procurement?

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A)   Dikaryosis
B)   A large surface area-to-volume ratio
C)   Conjugation
D)   A complex life cycle
E)   a small surface area-to-volume ratio

Question 11

One adaptation that fungi have for absorptive nutrition, in which nutrients are absorbed across the cell surfaces, is

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A)   lack of a cell wall.
B)   a low surface area-to-volume ratio.
C)   a high surface area-to-volume ratio.
D)   tolerance of low temperatures.
E)   tolerance of high temperatures.

Question 12

Use the following to answer questions :
Refer to the diagram below, showing the life cycle of an Ascomycota fungus. 
-What is the dispersal stage of the fungus? Identify its label.

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The answer of Use the following to answer questions :
Refer...

Question 13

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the groups of fungi in the list below with the descriptions that follow. Each group may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Common name is club fungi; complete cross-walls; includes puffballs, mushrooms, wheat rust, smut fungi, mycorrhizae

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A)   Zygomycota
B)   Chytrids
C)   Ascomycota
D)   Basidiomycota
E)   Glomeromycota

Question 14

Which of the following scientific groups is correctly matched with its correct common name?

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A)   Chytrids - microspore fungi
B)   Zygomycota - sac fungi
C)   Glomeromycota - mycorrhizial fungi
D)   Basidiomycota - sac fungi
E)   Ascomycota - club fungi

Question 15

Members of the zygospore fungi

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A)   have hyphae without regularly occurring septa.
B)   produce motile gametes.
C)   form fleshy fruiting bodies.
D)   are haploid throughout their life cycle.
E)   have sexual reproductive structures similar to those of the sac fungi.

Question 16

Which of the following is not a form of asexual reproduction in fungi?

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A)   Simple breakage of the mycelium
B)   Production of haploid spores
C)   Production of conidia
D)   Budding and fission
E)   Production of a zygospore

Question 17

The life cycle of some Ascomycota and Basidiomycota is unusual in that

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A)   there are no gametes.
B)   the dikaryotic condition can persist for years.
C)   the diploid state predominates.
D)   meiosis does not take place.
E)   Both a and b

Question 18

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the groups of fungi in the list below with the descriptions that follow. Each group may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Reproduce asexually-no evidence yet of sexual reproduction

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A)   Zygomycota
B)   Chytrids
C)   Ascomycota
D)   Basidiomycota
E)   Glomeromycota

Question 19

Which of the following statements about fungal nutrition is false?

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A)   Some fungi can obtain everything they need to grow from dead organic matter.
B)   Sugars are the preferred carbon and energy source in fungi.
C)   Some fungi are nitrogen fixers.
D)   Fungi can use nitrate as their source of nitrogen.
E)   Fungi cannot synthesize some vitamins.

Question 20

Lichens are

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A)   a single organism.
B)   prevalent in industrialized cities.
C)   plant cells in association with fungal cells.
D)   rapid growers.
E)   most often a unicellular green alga in association with fungal cells.

Exam 30: Fungi: Recyclers, Pathogens, Parasites, and Plant Partners

Which of the following statements about sexual reproduction in Basidiomycota is true?

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Which of the following statements about fungal nutrition is false?

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A mycorrhiza is

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Which of the following is thought to be the most ancient group?

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Which of the following is not a form of asexual reproduction in fungi?

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Use the following to answer questions: Match the groups of fungi in the list below with the descriptions that follow. Each group may be used once, more than once, or not at all. -Common name is club fungi; complete cross-walls; includes puffballs, mushrooms, wheat rust, smut fungi, mycorrhizae

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The life cycle of some Ascomycota and Basidiomycota is unusual in that

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After a parasitic fungus invades leaf tissue, the hyphae form branching projections called _______ that push into the living plant cells and absorb their nutrients.

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Members of the zygospore fungi

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Fungi are absorptive heterotrophs. Which of the following is an adaptation that greatly aids this mode of nutrient procurement?

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The names of fungal groups are based on structures associated with

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The fusion of two different mating types forms a dikaryon that is a heterokaryon. The term "heterokaryon" refers to the fact that

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Use the following to answer questions : Refer to the diagram below, showing the life cycle of an Ascomycota fungus. -What is the dispersal stage of the fungus? Identify its label.

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A major role of saprobic fungi in terrestrial ecosystems is to

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Early taxonomists considered fungi to be members of the plant kingdom. What evidence indicates that they are in fact more closely related to animals?

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Which of the following scientific groups is correctly matched with its correct common name?

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