Question 1

Which statement about the role of the flagellated spore in the life cycle of chytrid fungi is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allows the spore to be dispersed by animals rather than by the wind. 
B)  It can grow directly into a multicellular haploid stage. 
C)  It can be carried on the wind for thousands of miles from its point of origin. 
D)  It can undergo meiosis. 
E)  It fuses with another spore to produce a zygote. 
A)  It allows the spore to be dispersed by animals rather than by the wind. 
B)  It can grow directly into a multicellular haploid stage. 
C)  It can be carried on the wind for thousands of miles from its point of origin. 
D)  It can undergo meiosis. 
E)  It fuses with another spore to produce a zygote. B

Question 2

Approximately _______ percent of fungi are associated with lichens.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  12 
C)  20 
D)  50 
E)  80 
A)  2 
B)  12 
C)  20 
D)  50 
E)  80 C

Question 3

Common morels are classified as

Accepted Answer

A)  Basidiomycota. 
B)  Ascomycota. 
C)  Zygomycota. 
D)  mycorrhizae. 
E)  lichens. 
A)  Basidiomycota. 
B)  Ascomycota. 
C)  Zygomycota. 
D)  mycorrhizae. 
E)  lichens. B

Question 4

Which of the following fungal structures is made up of multiple hyphae and may grow underground over a wide area?

Accepted Answer

A)  Septa 
B)  Mycelium 
C)  Hypha 
D)  Coenocytic hyphae 
E)  Fruiting structure 
A)  Septa 
B)  Mycelium 
C)  Hypha 
D)  Coenocytic hyphae 
E)  Fruiting structure

Question 5

Which characteristics do coenocytic hyphae and septate hyphae have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  Multiple nuclei not separated by cross-walls 
B)  Single nuclei enclosed by cell walls 
C)  Septa and cell walls 
D)  Cell walls and nuclei 
E)  Cells lacking a cell wall and enclosed only by a cell membrane 
A)  Multiple nuclei not separated by cross-walls 
B)  Single nuclei enclosed by cell walls 
C)  Septa and cell walls 
D)  Cell walls and nuclei 
E)  Cells lacking a cell wall and enclosed only by a cell membrane

Question 6

The cell walls of all fungi consist of the polysaccharide _______,which is also found in some animals.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The cell walls of all fungi consist...

Question 7

Which of the following fungal structures may form rhizoids to attach to a substrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Septa 
B)  Mycelium 
C)  Hypha 
D)  Coenocytic hyphae 
E)  Fruiting structure 
A)  Septa 
B)  Mycelium 
C)  Hypha 
D)  Coenocytic hyphae 
E)  Fruiting structure

Question 8

Reforestation may depend on soil fungi.Which fungus or fungi is/are beneficial for the establishment of seedlings in reforestation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lichens 
B)  Mycorrhizae 
C)  Yeasts 
D)  Aspergillus molds 
E)  Penicillium mold 
A)  Lichens 
B)  Mycorrhizae 
C)  Yeasts 
D)  Aspergillus molds 
E)  Penicillium mold

Question 9

Which statement about a dikaryon is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The hypha is haploid. 
B)  Two nuclei fused in the course of its formation. 
C)  There are two genetically different haploid nuclei in each cell of the mycelium. 
D)  The two nuclei have fused into a zygote. 
E)  There are two genetically identical nuclei in a single hypha. 
A)  The hypha is haploid. 
B)  Two nuclei fused in the course of its formation. 
C)  There are two genetically different haploid nuclei in each cell of the mycelium. 
D)  The two nuclei have fused into a zygote. 
E)  There are two genetically identical nuclei in a single hypha.

Question 10

Which statement about sac fungi is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some species are yeasts. 
B)  They form reproductive structures called asci. 
C)  Their hyphae are segmented by septa. 
D)  Many of their species have a dikaryotic state. 
E)  They are classified according to the morphology of their ascomata. 
A)  Some species are yeasts. 
B)  They form reproductive structures called asci. 
C)  Their hyphae are segmented by septa. 
D)  Many of their species have a dikaryotic state. 
E)  They are classified according to the morphology of their ascomata.

Question 11

Reproductive structures consisting of one or more photosynthetic cells surrounded by fungal hyphae are called

Accepted Answer

A)  ascospores. 
B)  basidiospores. 
C)  conidia. 
D)  soredia. 
E)  gametes. 
A)  ascospores. 
B)  basidiospores. 
C)  conidia. 
D)  soredia. 
E)  gametes.

Question 12

Mycorrhizae are mutualistic symbiotic associations of fungi with

Accepted Answer

A)  algae or bacteria. 
B)  plant roots. 
C)  lichens. 
D)  animals. 
E)  other fungi. 
A)  algae or bacteria. 
B)  plant roots. 
C)  lichens. 
D)  animals. 
E)  other fungi.

Question 13

The fungal partner of lichen would most likely contain

Accepted Answer

A)  chitin. 
B)  chlorophyll. 
C)  reverse transcriptase. 
D)  silica. 
E)  cellulose. 
A)  chitin. 
B)  chlorophyll. 
C)  reverse transcriptase. 
D)  silica. 
E)  cellulose.

Question 14

The global decline of amphibians is linked to the spread of a _______ fungus.

Accepted Answer

A)  club 
B)  smut 
C)  chytrid 
D)  sac 
E)  septate 
A)  club 
B)  smut 
C)  chytrid 
D)  sac 
E)  septate

Question 15

Under the right conditions,which of the following fungal structures will become reorganized into a fruiting structure for reproduction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Septa 
B)  Mycelium 
C)  Hypha 
D)  Coenocytic hyphae 
E)  Fruiting structure 
A)  Septa 
B)  Mycelium 
C)  Hypha 
D)  Coenocytic hyphae 
E)  Fruiting structure

Question 16

Conidia are

Accepted Answer

A)  spores produced within sporangia. 
B)  meiotic products. 
C)  asexual spores formed at the tips of specialized hyphae. 
D)  encased diploid spores from a basidiomycete. 
E)  basidia that form on specialized stalks. 
A)  spores produced within sporangia. 
B)  meiotic products. 
C)  asexual spores formed at the tips of specialized hyphae. 
D)  encased diploid spores from a basidiomycete. 
E)  basidia that form on specialized stalks.

Question 17

Lichens have different body forms._______ lichens appear "shrubby," _______ lichens look "leafy," and _______ lichens look like colored powder.

Accepted Answer

A)  Foliose;crustose;fruticose 
B)  Fruticose;crustose;foliose 
C)  Foliose;fruticose;crustose 
D)  Fruticose;foliose;crustose 
E)  Crustose;foliose;fruticose 
A)  Foliose;crustose;fruticose 
B)  Fruticose;crustose;foliose 
C)  Foliose;fruticose;crustose 
D)  Fruticose;foliose;crustose 
E)  Crustose;foliose;fruticose

Question 18

Which statement about the dikaryotic condition is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  The cytoplasm of two cells fuses before their nuclei fuse. 
B)  The two haploid nuclei are genetically different. 
C)  The two nuclei are of the same mating type. 
D)  The dikaryon stage ends when the two nuclei fuse. 
E)  Not all fungi have a dikaryon stage. 
A)  The cytoplasm of two cells fuses before their nuclei fuse. 
B)  The two haploid nuclei are genetically different. 
C)  The two nuclei are of the same mating type. 
D)  The dikaryon stage ends when the two nuclei fuse. 
E)  Not all fungi have a dikaryon stage.

Question 19

Organisms living in mutually beneficial symbiosis with other organisms are called _______.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Organisms living in mutually beneficial symbiosis with...

Question 20

Soredia (singular soredium)are reproductive structures found in some

Accepted Answer

A)  Zygomyceta. 
B)  Ascomyceta. 
C)  Basidiomyceta. 
D)  mycorrhizae. 
E)  lichens. 
A)  Zygomyceta. 
B)  Ascomyceta. 
C)  Basidiomyceta. 
D)  mycorrhizae. 
E)  lichens.

Exam 22: The Evolution and Diversity of Fungi

Which statement about the role of the flagellated spore in the life cycle of chytrid fungi is true?

Approximately _______ percent of fungi are associated with lichens.

Common morels are classified as

Which of the following fungal structures is made up of multiple hyphae and may grow underground over a wide area?

Which characteristics do coenocytic hyphae and septate hyphae have in common?

The cell walls of all fungi consist of the polysaccharide _______,which is also found in some animals.

Which of the following fungal structures may form rhizoids to attach to a substrate?

Reforestation may depend on soil fungi.Which fungus or fungi is/are beneficial for the establishment of seedlings in reforestation?

Which statement about a dikaryon is true?

Which statement about sac fungi is false?

Reproductive structures consisting of one or more photosynthetic cells surrounded by fungal hyphae are called

Mycorrhizae are mutualistic symbiotic associations of fungi with

The fungal partner of lichen would most likely contain

The global decline of amphibians is linked to the spread of a _______ fungus.

Under the right conditions,which of the following fungal structures will become reorganized into a fruiting structure for reproduction?

Conidia are

Lichens have different body forms._______ lichens appear "shrubby," _______ lichens look "leafy," and _______ lichens look like colored powder.

Which statement about the dikaryotic condition is false?

Organisms living in mutually beneficial symbiosis with other organisms are called _______.

Soredia (singular soredium)are reproductive structures found in some

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