Exam 31: Fungi

The body of a fungus has several characteristics.One of these is their hyphae,long chains of cells.Which of the following statements best describes what septa and cross walls are?

Which one of the following fungal groups has an alternation of multicellular gametophyte and sporophyte generations?

An _____ is a nonphotosynthetic plant-a third member of a symbiotic relationship involving a fungus and another plant,obtaining nutrients from these two members.

The first antibiotic,Penicillin,that was used on a wide scale was derived from a fungus whose genus name is

The fungal group that is most closely related to ancestral fungi are the

Fungi are decomposers and obtain their food by _________ the organic molecules released by the action of secreted enzymes.

Specialized symbiotic associations between the roots of plants and fungi are called

One major difference between ectomycorrhizae and arbuscular mycorrhizae is

Of the following statements about the fungal Phylum Zygomycota,which is incorrect?

Fungi exist mainly in the form of slender filaments,barely visible to the naked eye,which are called ________.

The system of fungal filaments that penetrates and grows through the substrate is called a(n)

The symbiotic relationship between green algae or cyanobacteria and fungi produce __________________.

Ruminant animals have symbiotic fungi which

Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Mushrooms are the best known members;rusts and smuts;most hyphae are dikaryotic.

Mycorrhizae,specialized symbiotic associations between the roots of plants and fungi,are characteristic of

The cell walls of fungi are made up of polysaccharides and

Mushrooms are fungi belonging to the phylum ____________.

Select the incorrect statement related to fungi.

Asexual reproduction in ascomycetes takes place by means of

Lichens are adversely affected by