Exam 29: The Fungi

Which genus is used to produce beer and wine?

Diagram a typical life cycle for a basidiomycete.

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

Production of ____ is a means of rapidly propagating new mycelia when environmental conditions are favorable for ascomycetes.

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

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

What is a fungal chemical that shows promise as an anticancer agent because of its ability to inhibit the formation of new blood vessels?

Which is an example of a member of phylum Zygomycota?

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

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

A ____ is a filament that makes up the vegetative body of most fungi.

Which statement about microsporidia is FALSE?

Of the following, which would be predicted to grow at the slowest rate?

Phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota are considered ____ because they share a more recent common ancestor with each other than either does with any other group.

The primary mycelium of basidiomycetes is dikaryotic. ____________________

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

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

Which unicellular fungus is probably in most kitchens?

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

One ancestral characteristic remaining in representatives of the Chytridiomycota is: