Question 1

Figure 29-1 ​
 
Refer to the accompanying figure. What is missing in the filament labeled as A?

Accepted Answer

A)  Septa 
B)  Nuclei 
C)  Spores 
D)  Hyphae 
E)  mycelia 
A)  Septa 
B)  Nuclei 
C)  Spores 
D)  Hyphae 
E)  mycelia A

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT an example of an animal disease caused by an ascomycete?

Accepted Answer

A)  Histoplasmosis 
B)  Ringworm 
C)  Aspergillosis 
D)  Tuberculosis 
E)  Sick-building syndrome 
A)  Histoplasmosis 
B)  Ringworm 
C)  Aspergillosis 
D)  Tuberculosis 
E)  Sick-building syndrome D

Question 3

The cell walls of fungi are composed of:

Accepted Answer

A)  lipids. 
B)  chitin. 
C)  cellulose. 
D)  glycogen. 
E)  chlorophyll. 
A)  lipids. 
B)  chitin. 
C)  cellulose. 
D)  glycogen. 
E)  chlorophyll. C

Question 4

Asomycetes are NOT used for which of the following applications?

Accepted Answer

A)  Flavor cheese 
B)  Bake bread 
C)  Prepare vinegar 
D)  Produce antibiotics 
E)  Biological research 
A)  Flavor cheese 
B)  Bake bread 
C)  Prepare vinegar 
D)  Produce antibiotics 
E)  Biological research

Question 5

Match between columns
                        Premises: Produce blastospores

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Basidiomycota and Chytridiomycota and Ascomycota and Zygomycota is...

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Agaricus 
B)  Shiitake 
C)  Portobello 
D)  Amanita 
E)  Oyster 
A)  Agaricus 
B)  Shiitake 
C)  Portobello 
D)  Amanita 
E)  Oyster

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Aspergillus. 
B)  Candida. 
C)  Claviceps. 
D)  Penicillium. 
E)  Psilocybe. 
A)  Aspergillus. 
B)  Candida. 
C)  Claviceps. 
D)  Penicillium. 
E)  Psilocybe.

Question 8

Fungi that lack septa are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  coenocytic. 
B)  unicellular. 
C)  ascomycete. 
D)  monokaryotic. 
E)  sporophyllous. 
A)  coenocytic. 
B)  unicellular. 
C)  ascomycete. 
D)  monokaryotic. 
E)  sporophyllous.

Question 9

Match between columns
                        Premises: Most are aquatic

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Glomeromycota and Ascomycota and Chytridiomycota and Zygomycota is...

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Yeasts: bread, pizza and other

Question 11

How do mycorrhizae benefit plants?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mycorrhizae increase a plant's flowering. 
B)  Mycorrhizae increase the surface area of the leaves. 
C)  Mycorrhizae increase a plant's rate of photosynthetic. 
D)  Mycorrhizae increase a plant's absorptive surface area of roots. 
E)  Mycorrhizae increase the number of chloroplasts within a plant. 
A)  Mycorrhizae increase a plant's flowering. 
B)  Mycorrhizae increase the surface area of the leaves. 
C)  Mycorrhizae increase a plant's rate of photosynthetic. 
D)  Mycorrhizae increase a plant's absorptive surface area of roots. 
E)  Mycorrhizae increase the number of chloroplasts within a plant.

Question 12

Which of the following correctly describes fungal spores?

Accepted Answer

A)  When a spore germinates, it gives rise to sporangia. 
B)  When a spore germinates, it gives rise to a mycelium, which then develops into hyphae. 
C)  Most fungal cells do not contain haploid nuclei. 
D)  They are motile and reproduce sexually only. 
E)  They are nonmotile and reproduce either sexually or asexually. 
A)  When a spore germinates, it gives rise to sporangia. 
B)  When a spore germinates, it gives rise to a mycelium, which then develops into hyphae. 
C)  Most fungal cells do not contain haploid nuclei. 
D)  They are motile and reproduce sexually only. 
E)  They are nonmotile and reproduce either sexually or asexually.

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT true of lichens?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lichens tolerate extremes of temperature and moisture. 
B)  Lichens secrete acid. 
C)  Some lichens produce colored pigments. 
D)  Lichens can all be seen with an unaided eye. 
E)  Lichens all grow very slowly. 
A)  Lichens tolerate extremes of temperature and moisture. 
B)  Lichens secrete acid. 
C)  Some lichens produce colored pigments. 
D)  Lichens can all be seen with an unaided eye. 
E)  Lichens all grow very slowly.

Question 14

Match between columns
                        Premises: Have flagellated cells

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Glomeromycota and Basidiomycota and Zygomycota and Ascomycota is...

Question 15

Which is an example of a member of phylum Zygomycota?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yeast 
B)  Morels 
C)  Puffballs 
D)  Black bread mold 
E)  Portobella mushrooms 
A)  Yeast 
B)  Morels 
C)  Puffballs 
D)  Black bread mold 
E)  Portobella mushrooms

Question 16

Saccharomyces cerevisiae are useful for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Baking 
B)  Penicillin production 
C)  Cheese flavoring 
D)  Soybean fermentation 
E)  Inducing hallucinations 
A)  Baking 
B)  Penicillin production 
C)  Cheese flavoring 
D)  Soybean fermentation 
E)  Inducing hallucinations

Question 17

Hyphae that contain two genetically distinct, sexually compatible nuclei within each cell are described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  twins. 
B)  couplets. 
C)  dikaryotic. 
D)  polykaryotic. 
E)  double hyphae. 
A)  twins. 
B)  couplets. 
C)  dikaryotic. 
D)  polykaryotic. 
E)  double hyphae.

Question 18

Allomyces has an unusual life cycle in that it spends part of its life as a multicellular haploid thallus and part as a multicellular diploid thallus. This life cycle is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Klepton 
B)  Parthenocarpy 
C)  Alternation of generations 
D)  Cytomixis 
E)  Apomixis 
A)  Klepton 
B)  Parthenocarpy 
C)  Alternation of generations 
D)  Cytomixis 
E)  Apomixis

Question 19

List the characteristics suggesting that fungi should be assigned to the opisthokont clade.

Accepted Answer

Key similarities of fungi and

Question 20

Match between columns
                        Premises: Form an extensive dikaryotic mycelium

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Basidiomycota and Zygomycota and Ascomycota and Glomeromycota is...

Exam 29: The Fungi

Figure 29-1 ​ Refer to the accompanying figure. What is missing in the filament labeled as A?

Which of the following is NOT an example of an animal disease caused by an ascomycete?

The cell walls of fungi are composed of:

Asomycetes are NOT used for which of the following applications?

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

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

Fungi that lack septa are called:

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

How do mycorrhizae benefit plants?

Which of the following correctly describes fungal spores?

Which of the following is NOT true of lichens?

Which is an example of a member of phylum Zygomycota?

Saccharomyces cerevisiae are useful for which of the following?

Hyphae that contain two genetically distinct, sexually compatible nuclei within each cell are described as:

Allomyces has an unusual life cycle in that it spends part of its life as a multicellular haploid thallus and part as a multicellular diploid thallus. This life cycle is known as which of the following?

List the characteristics suggesting that fungi should be assigned to the opisthokont clade.

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The Chemistry of Life: Organic Compounds

Organization of the Cell

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Photosynthesis: Capturing Light Energy

Chromosomes, Mitosis, and Meiosis

The Basic Principles of Heredity

DNA: The Carrier of Genetic Information

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Introduction to Darwinian Evolution

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Figure 29-1 Refer to the accompanying figure. What is missing in the filament labeled as A?