Exam 25: Fungi

What term refers to the process in fungi that allows nutrients to flow from food-absorbing parts of the fungal body to other nonabsorptive parts?

Match each term with the most closely associated fungal phylum. Each phylum may be used once, more than once, or not at all. -Rhizopus stolonifer

In a mycorrhizal association, what is the main way that the fungus benefits?

Which of the following are generally used to refer to mating types in fungi?

Which fungal phylum includes organisms that are of significant value to humans, such as the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, antibiotic-producing species of Penicillium, truffles, and morels?

Suppose you are a researcher who has discovered a mutant fungus that produces extra-thick septa which allow for only minimal transfer of nutrients through them. Compared to the normal fungus, what would you expect the mutant to do?

Which fungal phylum includes the black bread mould Rhizopus stolonifer and the dung-infesting fungi of the genus Pilobolus?

Which fungal phylum includes members that are also called club fungi?

Based on gene sequencing data, when did the lineages leading to animals and fungi appear to diverge from each other?

Which fungal phylum includes some species that use a trapping behaviour by which small worms are ensnared and then digested?

Which term refers to a cell cluster that contains both algal and hyphal cells and is used for asexual reproduction in lichens?

Which fungal phylum has members that are also called sac fungi?

Which of the following is an important difference between lichen and plant physiology?

Explain the difference between plasmogamy and karyogamy.

Where does production of sexual spores in ascomycetes occur?

Suppose that before examining a fungal cell under a microscope, you are told that it is a dikaryotic cell. What should you expect the cell to have?

Where does reproduction take place in glomeromycetes?

Based on recent comparisons of DNA and RNA sequences, what type of organisms are fungi most closely related to?

Which of the following describes the offspring of asexually produced spores?

What is the name of the multicellular fungi that grow as branching filaments?