Exam 25: Fungi

Suppose that you discover a fungus that is associated with plant roots, with hyphae that actually penetrate the root cells, and it produces tree-like structures within the root cells. Into which group should you classify this fungus?

In fungal reproduction, what is the name of the process in which fusion of nuclei takes place?

Which fungal phylum includes some species that use a trapping behaviour by which small worms are ensnared and then digested?

Which fungal phylum includes organisms traditionally called mushrooms, as well as shelf fungi, coral fungi, bird's nest fungi, stinkhorns, and puffballs?

Which term applies to the chytrids?

In a lichen that is in a mutually beneficial relationship, what does the photobiont usually receive?

Which fungal phylum has members that are also called sac fungi?

Which term refers to a single vegetative body that contains both a fungus and a green alga?

Which term refers to the fusion of the cytoplasm of two genetically different cells?

What is the name of the general mechanism of fungal reproduction?

Where do fungi perform digestion of organic molecules?

Which fungal phylum has members that make up roughly half of the fungi in the soil and help land plants by forming mycorrhizae with them?

Based on recent comparisons of DNA and RNA sequences, what type of organisms are fungi most closely related to?

Which of the following describes the offspring of asexually produced spores?

What is the main benefit that a plant receives from a mycorrhizal association?

Suppose you discover a fungus that makes only sexual spores (no asexual spores). The spores are made in groups of four on the tips of club-shaped structures. Into which group should you classify this fungus?

Which substance typically provides rigidity to fungal cell walls?

Which of the following is an important difference between lichen and plant physiology?

Suppose that before examining a fungal cell under a microscope, you are told that it is a dikaryotic cell. What should you expect the cell to have?

Which term refers to a cell cluster that contains both algal and hyphal cells and is used for asexual reproduction in lichens?