Question 1

All of the following species are matched correctly with the disease they cause except one.Choose the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis - late blight of potatoes 
B) Phytophora ramorum - sudden oak death 
C) Ophiostoma ulmi - Dutch Elm disease 
D) Puccinia graminis - wheat rust 
E) Ustilago maydis - corn smut 
A) Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis - late blight of potatoes 
B) Phytophora ramorum - sudden oak death 
C) Ophiostoma ulmi - Dutch Elm disease 
D) Puccinia graminis - wheat rust 
E) Ustilago maydis - corn smut

Question 2

Some wood-rotting fungi are being investigated for their potential to degrade ________ and environmental toxins.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Some wood-rotting fungi are being investigated for...

Question 3

Germination of late blight fungus occurs under which of the following conditions?

Accepted Answer

A) low temperatures and low humidity 
B) low temperatures and high humidity 
C) high temperatures and low humidity 
D) high temperatures and high humidity 
E) high temperatures and high light intensity 
A) low temperatures and low humidity 
B) low temperatures and high humidity 
C) high temperatures and low humidity 
D) high temperatures and high humidity 
E) high temperatures and high light intensity

Question 4

The reproductive perfect stage is also known as the asexual stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Beadle and Tatum performed their classical genetic studies on an ascomycete classified as ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Beadle and Tatum performed their classical genetic...

Question 6

Which of the following is not a spore stage of Puccinia graminis?

Accepted Answer

A) basidiosprores 
B) uredospores 
C) ascospores 
D) teliospores 
E) spermatia 
A) basidiosprores 
B) uredospores 
C) ascospores 
D) teliospores 
E) spermatia

Question 7

An interwoven mass of hyphae is called a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An interwoven mass of hyphae is called...

Question 8

The spore stage of the wheat rust fungus that can infect wheat from barberry is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) spermatium 
B) basidiospore 
C) aeciospore 
D) teliospore 
E) uredospore 
A) spermatium 
B) basidiospore 
C) aeciospore 
D) teliospore 
E) uredospore

Question 9

Which of the following is not correct about the Oomycota?

Accepted Answer

A) They are called slime molds. 
B) They are photosynthetic heterotrophs. 
C) They are not really closely related to the true fungi. 
D) They have threadlike nonseptate hyphae. 
E) They have oogonia with one or more oospores,as well as motile zoospores. 
A) They are called slime molds. 
B) They are photosynthetic heterotrophs. 
C) They are not really closely related to the true fungi. 
D) They have threadlike nonseptate hyphae. 
E) They have oogonia with one or more oospores,as well as motile zoospores.

Question 10

The spore stage of the wheat rust fungus that initiates plasmogamy is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) spermatium 
B) basidiospore 
C) aeciospore 
D) teliospore 
E) uredospore 
A) spermatium 
B) basidiospore 
C) aeciospore 
D) teliospore 
E) uredospore

Question 11

Rust fungi lack a fruiting body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Recent evidence has led to the classification of Division Chytridiomycota in the Kingdom ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Recent evidence has led to the classification...

Question 13

The myxomycetes are most like fungi in their ________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A) feeding 
B) reproductive 
C) swarming 
D) dormant 
E) vegetative 
A) feeding 
B) reproductive 
C) swarming 
D) dormant 
E) vegetative

Question 14

A characteristic cell wall material of organisms in the Kingdom Fungi is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A characteristic cell wall material of organisms...

Question 15

Approximately what percentage of plants are mycorrhizal?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 25 
C) 50 
D) 75 
E) 90 
A) 5 
B) 25 
C) 50 
D) 75 
E) 90

Question 16

An asexual spore not formed in a sporangium is termed a ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An asexual spore not formed in a...

Question 17

In what specific structure does meiosis take place in the ascomycetes?

Accepted Answer

A) ascus 
B) ascogonium 
C) ascospores 
D) hymenium 
E) antheridium 
A) ascus 
B) ascogonium 
C) ascospores 
D) hymenium 
E) antheridium

Question 18

Morels and cup fungi are examples of basidiomycetes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following minerals is the most important one supplied by mycorrhizal fungi to their partner?

Accepted Answer

A) nitrogen 
B) potassium 
C) phosphorous 
D) magnesium 
E) calcium 
A) nitrogen 
B) potassium 
C) phosphorous 
D) magnesium 
E) calcium

Question 20

There are two groups of fungal-like protists: ________ and ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Myxomycota;Oomycota 
B) Chytridiomycota;Zygomycota 
C) Basidiomycota;Chytridiomycota 
D) Glomeromycota;Zygomycota 
E) None of the above are correct. 
A) Myxomycota;Oomycota 
B) Chytridiomycota;Zygomycota 
C) Basidiomycota;Chytridiomycota 
D) Glomeromycota;Zygomycota 
E) None of the above are correct.

Exam 23: Fungi in the Natural Environment

All of the following species are matched correctly with the disease they cause except one.Choose the exception.

Some wood-rotting fungi are being investigated for their potential to degrade ________ and environmental toxins.

Germination of late blight fungus occurs under which of the following conditions?

The reproductive perfect stage is also known as the asexual stage.

Beadle and Tatum performed their classical genetic studies on an ascomycete classified as ________.

Which of the following is not a spore stage of Puccinia graminis?

An interwoven mass of hyphae is called a(n)________.

The spore stage of the wheat rust fungus that can infect wheat from barberry is which of the following?

Which of the following is not correct about the Oomycota?

The spore stage of the wheat rust fungus that initiates plasmogamy is which of the following?

Rust fungi lack a fruiting body.

Recent evidence has led to the classification of Division Chytridiomycota in the Kingdom ________.

The myxomycetes are most like fungi in their ________ stage.

A characteristic cell wall material of organisms in the Kingdom Fungi is ________.

Approximately what percentage of plants are mycorrhizal?

An asexual spore not formed in a sporangium is termed a ________.

In what specific structure does meiosis take place in the ascomycetes?

Morels and cup fungi are examples of basidiomycetes.

Which of the following minerals is the most important one supplied by mycorrhizal fungi to their partner?

There are two groups of fungal-like protists: ________ and ________.

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