Exam 29: The Fungi

Claviceps purpurea produces a(n) __________, which infests grain and has been important in many historical events, as ingestion of infested grain milled into flour can cause hallucinations and even death.

Figure 29-2 Refer to the accompanying figure. The structure labeled as 4 is a:

The fungus that causes black stem rust of wheat belongs to which fungal group?

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

Which one of the following is mismatched?

Chytrids produce spores that lack a flagellum. __________________

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

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

Discuss the sexual and asexual reproduction of Rhizopus , the black bread mold. Include the names of the structures involved.

Figure 29-2 What is the process occurring at point 3 in the accompanying figure?

What are the two main types of mycorrhizae, and how do they differ? List three ways in which mycorrhizal associations are beneficial to plants.

Blastospores are produced by glomeromycetes. ____________________

In a fungus, a complex multicellular reproductive structure is called a(n):

What makes up most of the mass of an individual mushroom?

In mushrooms, karyogamy occurs within the basidium . ____________________

Members of phylum ____ are the most primitive of the fungi and were previously classified as protists.

The club fungi typically reproduce by producing:

Most fungal spores are ____ reproductive cells that are produced ____.

Endomycorrhizal fungi penetrate the plasma membranes of root cells. ____________________

Color pigments produced by ____ are used to dye woolens and litmus.