Exam 23: Fungi in the Natural Environment

The myxomycetes are most like fungi in their ______ stage.

Most fungal spores are dispersed by

Germination of late blight fungus occurs at

Rust fungi lack a fruiting body.

The spore stage of the wheat rust fungus that is called the repeating stage is the:

The spore stage of the wheat rust fungus that can infect wheat from barberry is the:

Genetically,true fungi are closest to

In which of the following divisions is the species that is the cause of late blight of potato?

An interwoven mass of hyphae is called a ________.

The only true fungi with motile cells are the

Which of the following is not a role of fungi in the environment?

When slime mold spores germinate,they give rise to either a ______ or a swarm cell.

Brown rot fungi decompose _______ but leave the ________ unchanged.

An asexual spore not formed in a sporangium is termed a ______.

The oomycetes are in the kingdom _______.

The evolution of fungicide resistant strains of the fungus ______ has resulted in a renewed threat to potato crops worldwide.

Specialized asexual lichen propagules that consist of small groups of algal cells with interwoven hyphae are called _____.

The use of microorganisms to reclaim contaminated soil and water is known as _______.

A multifaceted approach to plant disease control that uses sanitation,crop rotation,biological controls,disease forecasting,and genetic resistance along with fungicides is called _______.

Which of the following is not a spore stage of Puccinia graminis?