Exam 29: The Fungi

Black bread mold is __________, which means that it is self-sterile.

In ascomycetes and basidiomycetes, plasmogamy is followed immediately by karyogamy. ____________________

Consuming even a single mushroom of the genus __________ can be fatal.

MATCHING Match the phylum with the correct word or phrase. a.Ascomycota d.Glomeromycota b.Basidiomycota e.Zygomycota c.Chytridiomycota -microsporidia

List the major types of foods and beverages for which fungi are responsible, and give an example of the particular fungus involved in each.

MATCHING Match the phylum with the correct word or phrase. a.Ascomycota d.Glomeromycota b.Basidiomycota e.Zygomycota c.Chytridiomycota -most are aquatic

Figure 29-1 Use the figure to answer the corresponding question(s). -Refer to Figure 29-1.The fungus illustrated in Figure A is:

Figure 29-2 Use the figure to answer the corresponding question(s). -When bread gets moldy with visible black or blue spots, you are looking at masses of the colored:

An example of a plant disease caused by a basiodiomycete is:

In mushrooms, karyogamy occurs within the basidium. ____________________

Asexual reproduction in sac fungi involves production of spores called:

Lichens reproduce primarily asexually by __________, which are fragments of the body of the lichen.

Blastospores are produced by glomeromycetes. ____________________

Thrush, a painful yeast infection of the mouth, throat and vagina, is caused by a member of the genus:

Which group of fungi has hyphae that are multinucleate and not divided by septa?

MATCHING Match the phylum with the correct word or phrase. a.Ascomycota d.Glomeromycota b.Basidiomycota e.Zygomycota c.Chytridiomycota -Allomyces

The characteristic brown, blue-green, pink, or other tints of ascomycetes are due to the color of their __________.

MATCHING Match the phylum with the correct word or phrase. a.Ascomycota d.Glomeromycota b.Basidiomycota e.Zygomycota c.Chytridiomycota -produce blastospores

The primary mycelium of basidiomycetes is dikaryotic. ____________________

Reduction in __________ growth is used as a sensitive indicator of air pollution.