Question 1

Fungal nutrition is best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  heterotrophic. 
B)  saprotrophic. 
C)  successional. 
D)  saprotrophic and parasitic. 
E)  degradative. 
A)  heterotrophic. 
B)  saprotrophic. 
C)  successional. 
D)  saprotrophic and parasitic. 
E)  degradative.

Question 2

Dikarya differ from Zymomycota in that the dikarya

Accepted Answer

A)  have multinucleate cells. 
B)  undergo asexual reproduction. 
C)  produce spores in elaborate fruiting bodies. 
D)  separate new cells and their nuclei with septa. 
E)  have coenocytic hyphae. 
A)  have multinucleate cells. 
B)  undergo asexual reproduction. 
C)  produce spores in elaborate fruiting bodies. 
D)  separate new cells and their nuclei with septa. 
E)  have coenocytic hyphae.

Question 3

Mycorrhizae are important because they assist plants to

Accepted Answer

A)  resist temperature extremes. 
B)  take up mineral nutrients. 
C)  grow in acid soils. 
D)  increase phosphorous uptake in phosphate-deficient soils. 
E)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  resist temperature extremes. 
B)  take up mineral nutrients. 
C)  grow in acid soils. 
D)  increase phosphorous uptake in phosphate-deficient soils. 
E)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 4

Sclerotia in fungi are

Accepted Answer

A)  meshed hyphae forming a fruiting body. 
B)  compacted hyphae forming a dormancy structure. 
C)  made up of pseudoparenchyma. 
D)  elaborate fruiting bodies. 
E)  spore-containing structures. 
A)  meshed hyphae forming a fruiting body. 
B)  compacted hyphae forming a dormancy structure. 
C)  made up of pseudoparenchyma. 
D)  elaborate fruiting bodies. 
E)  spore-containing structures.

Question 5

Hyphal growth is best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  meristematic. 
B)  apical. 
C)  lateral. 
D)  branched. 
E)  mycelial. 
A)  meristematic. 
B)  apical. 
C)  lateral. 
D)  branched. 
E)  mycelial.

Exam 38: Fungi

Fungal nutrition is best described as

Dikarya differ from Zymomycota in that the dikarya

Mycorrhizae are important because they assist plants to

Sclerotia in fungi are

Hyphal growth is best described as

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