Question 1

The hypha, a filament that makes up the vegetative body of most fungi, serves which of the following functions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cell division 
B)  Intercellular communication 
C)  Cellular locomotion 
D)  Nutrient absorption 
E)  Apoptosis 
A)  Cell division 
B)  Intercellular communication 
C)  Cellular locomotion 
D)  Nutrient absorption 
E)  Apoptosis

Question 2

Which statement about microsporidia is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are parasitic. 
B)  Some divide by binary fission. 
C)  They are classified with the zygomycetes. 
D)  They have mitochondria and Golgi complexes. 
E)  They have a feeding stage and a reproductive stage. 
A)  They are parasitic. 
B)  Some divide by binary fission. 
C)  They are classified with the zygomycetes. 
D)  They have mitochondria and Golgi complexes. 
E)  They have a feeding stage and a reproductive stage.

Question 3

Which unicellular fungus is probably in most kitchens?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mold 
B)  Mushroom 
C)  Yeast 
D)  Rust 
E)  Dirt 
A)  Mold 
B)  Mushroom 
C)  Yeast 
D)  Rust 
E)  Dirt

Question 4

Yeasts reproduce asexually by:

Accepted Answer

A)  meiosis. 
B)  budding. 
C)  ascospores. 
D)  binary fission. 
E)  forming a secondary mycelium. 
A)  meiosis. 
B)  budding. 
C)  ascospores. 
D)  binary fission. 
E)  forming a secondary mycelium.

Question 5

In mushrooms, karyogamy occurs within the basidium.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Like fungi, chytrid cell walls contain which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chitin 
B)  Chitobiose 
C)  Lorica 
D)  Sporopollenin 
E)  Tectin 
A)  Chitin 
B)  Chitobiose 
C)  Lorica 
D)  Sporopollenin 
E)  Tectin

Question 7

Puffballs and bracket fungi are most closely related to:

Accepted Answer

A)  yeast. 
B)  molds. 
C)  truffles. 
D)  black bread mold. 
E)  common edible mushrooms. 
A)  yeast. 
B)  molds. 
C)  truffles. 
D)  black bread mold. 
E)  common edible mushrooms.

Question 8

Identify the parts of a typical fungal body plan and briefly explain the function of each of the structures you identified.

Accepted Answer

Hyphae: secretion of digestive

Question 9

Lichens are most typically formed by the symbiotic association of an alga or cyanobacterium and a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  zygomycete. 
B)  ascomycete. 
C)  basidiomycete. 
D)  glomeromycete. 
E)  chytridiomycete. 
A)  zygomycete. 
B)  ascomycete. 
C)  basidiomycete. 
D)  glomeromycete. 
E)  chytridiomycete.

Question 10

A lichen is a combination of a fungus and a photoautotroph.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which statement about mycorrhizae is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are symbiotic associations between a fungus and a plant root. 
B)  They increase the uptake of nutrient minerals by the plant. 
C)  Arbuscular mycorrhizae are extracellular. 
D)  Endomycorrhizae are intracellular. 
E)  Members of the Glomeromycota may be involved. 
A)  They are symbiotic associations between a fungus and a plant root. 
B)  They increase the uptake of nutrient minerals by the plant. 
C)  Arbuscular mycorrhizae are extracellular. 
D)  Endomycorrhizae are intracellular. 
E)  Members of the Glomeromycota may be involved.

Question 12

Figure 29-1 ​
 
Refer to the accompanying figure. The structure labeled as 1 is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  spore. 
B)  hypha. 
C)  conidium. 
D)  basidium. 
E)  perforated septum. 
A)  spore. 
B)  hypha. 
C)  conidium. 
D)  basidium. 
E)  perforated septum.

Question 13

Conidia are asexual spores.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Match between columns
                        Premises: Sexual reproduction has not been observed; form mycorrhizal associations

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Which process takes place within the young basidia on the gills of the mushroom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mitosis 
B)  Meiosis 
C)  Karyogamy 
D)  Fertilization 
E)  Plasmogamy 
A)  Mitosis 
B)  Meiosis 
C)  Karyogamy 
D)  Fertilization 
E)  Plasmogamy

Question 16

Match between columns
                        Premises: Black bread mold

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Match between columns
                        Premises: Microsporidia

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Which process marks the start of the dikaryotic stage ( n + n ) in the fungal reproductive cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mitosis 
B)  Meiosis 
C)  Karyogamy 
D)  Fertilization 
E)  Plasmogamy 
A)  Mitosis 
B)  Meiosis 
C)  Karyogamy 
D)  Fertilization 
E)  Plasmogamy

Question 19

Lichens are currently thought to be an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inhibition 
B)  Mutualism 
C)  Controlled parasitism 
D)  A fungus and a chemoautotroph 
E)  An algae and a photoautotroph 
A)  Inhibition 
B)  Mutualism 
C)  Controlled parasitism 
D)  A fungus and a chemoautotroph 
E)  An algae and a photoautotroph

Question 20

Ascomycetes reproduce sexually by forming:

Accepted Answer

A)  asci. 
B)  basidia. 
C)  conidia. 
D)  hyphae. 
E)  ascospores. 
A)  asci. 
B)  basidia. 
C)  conidia. 
D)  hyphae. 
E)  ascospores.

Exam 29: The Fungi

The hypha, a filament that makes up the vegetative body of most fungi, serves which of the following functions?

Which statement about microsporidia is FALSE?

Which unicellular fungus is probably in most kitchens?

Yeasts reproduce asexually by:

In mushrooms, karyogamy occurs within the basidium.

Like fungi, chytrid cell walls contain which of the following?

Puffballs and bracket fungi are most closely related to:

Identify the parts of a typical fungal body plan and briefly explain the function of each of the structures you identified.

Lichens are most typically formed by the symbiotic association of an alga or cyanobacterium and a(n):

A lichen is a combination of a fungus and a photoautotroph.

Which statement about mycorrhizae is FALSE?

Figure 29-1 ​ Refer to the accompanying figure. The structure labeled as 1 is a:

Conidia are asexual spores.

Which process takes place within the young basidia on the gills of the mushroom?

Which process marks the start of the dikaryotic stage ( n + n ) in the fungal reproductive cycle?

Lichens are currently thought to be an example of which of the following?

Ascomycetes reproduce sexually by forming:

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