Exam 30: Fungi: Recyclers, Pathogens, Parasites, and Plant Partners

Which statement about lichens is not true?

Which of the following is likely to promote mutualistic relationships between plants and fungi?

Use the following to answer questions : Refer to the diagram below, showing the life cycle of a Basidiomycota fungus. -What is the dispersal stage of the fungus? Identify its label.

Which of the following is the favored source of carbon for saprobic fungi?

Fungi often have a _______ life stage in which a hypha has two haploid nuclei (1n + 1n).

The body cells of a multicellular fungus are organized into rapidly growing, individual tubular filaments called _______.

Conidia are

Use the following to answer questions: Match the correct term from the list below with the following descriptions of fungal interactions. Each term may be used once, more than once, or not at all. -Fungi break down a fallen tree.

Cereal grains are parasitized by rusts and smuts, which are classified as

Unicellular forms of three types of fungi (sac, zygospore, and club fungi) are known as _______.

In which of the following groups are almost half of the species involved in mutualistic relationships known as lichens?

Which component would one expect to find as part of the fungal partner in lichen?

Fungi that appear to reproduce only asexually are

Use the following to answer questions : Refer to the diagram below, showing the life cycle of an Ascomycota fungus. -What is the technical name of the fruiting structure of this type of fungus? Identify its label.

Why have scientists abandoned the classification of fungi based on reproductive cycles? Explain and evaluate the justifications for this decision.

The body of a multicellular fungus is called a

If all the fungi were to disappear, the _______ cycle would fail.

Reproduction in fungi

The algal partner in a lichen symbiosis is responsible primarily for

Unicellular fungi, except those of the chytrids, are