Exam 29: The Evolution and Diversity of Fungi

Refer to the diagram below showing the life cycle of Basidiomycota fungi. What is the dispersal stage of the fungus? Identify its label.

The structure of the fungus that is involved directly in the formation of a lichen thallus is the

Pores in the surfaces of _______ allow cell organelles and cytoplasm to pass through.

Many fungi are _______, associating with photosynthetic organisms only after those organisms have died.

Refer to the figure. The figure shows a

Conidia are

In spite of (or perhaps because of) a mass extinction that took place at the end of the Permian, fungi with a _______ lifestyle were able to thrive.

The body of a multicellular fungus is composed of individual rapidly growing tubular filaments called _______.

Mycorrhizae are mutualistic symbiotic associations of a fungus with

Which is not a form of asexual reproduction in fungi?

Refer to the figure, which shows the life cycle of Basidiomycota fungi. What is the name of the structure that holds the meiotic products? Identify its label.

_______ include molds, parasites such as the Dutch elm disease fungus, and epicurean delights such as morels and truffles.

During sexual reproduction in fungi, if karyogamy is delayed until after plasmogamy, a _______ condition can persist, creating hyphae that contain two different copies of each chromosome.

The cell wall polysaccharide chitin differs from cellulose in that it contains

Which term best applies to the fungal group Glomeromycota?

Which of the following is beneficial for the establishment of seedlings in reforestation?

Rhizoids, which function to attach the fungus to a substrate, are a modified form of which of the following?

In terms of their ability to use various nitrogen sources, which location would be least useful to fungi?

_______ produce gametes of two different sizes.

Which is the preferred source of carbon for saprobic fungi?