Exam 30: Fungi

Most chytrids are ____.

The main benefit to a plant from a mycorrhizal association is ____.

The fusion of the nuclei in a dikaryotic cell is called ____.

Where does karyogamy occur in basidiomycetes?

Members of which fungal phylum form associations with approximately 90% of land plants by forming mycorrhizae with them?

Based on molecular evidence, fungi were present on land at least ____ years ago.

A basidiocarp is the ____ of a basidiomycete.

The fly agaric mushroom ( Amanita muscaria ) and the death cap mushroom ( Amanita phalloides ) are members of which fungal phylum?

The dikaryotic stage of a fungal life cycle is described as ____.

Organisms of significant value to humans from the ____ phylum include truffles and morels.

Worldwide, ____ are often used as pollution-monitoring devices.

Chytrids are the only fungi that produce spores propelled by flagella.

Members of which fungal phylum produce motile spores?

Experiments have shown that increased nitrogen may affect the community composition of ____ fungi.

A mycelium is best defined as a(n) ____.

Worldwide, decay of organic matter is important to the global carbon cycle because it ____ tens of billions of tons of carbon dioxide each year.

Before examining a fungal cell under a microscope, you are told that it is dikaryotic. Given that, you should expect the cell to have two ____.

Members of which fungal phylum are also called sac fungi?

You discover a fungus that is associated with plant roots, with hyphae that actually penetrate the root cells and produce tree-like structures within the root cells. Into which group should you classify this fungus?

Mating types in fungi are generally termed ____.