Exam 30: Fungi

In a mycorrhizal association, the fungus benefits mainly by ____. ​

Members of which fungal phylum are also called sac fungi? ​

Experiments have shown that increased nitrogen may affect the community composition of ____ fungi. ​

Having aseptate hyphae, members of the phylum ____ are described as coenocytic since they have numerous nuclei in a common cytoplasm. ​

What are the different ways in which species of Penicillium are important to humans?

Ramalina lichens are damaged by nitrates. ​

Single-celled parasites known as ____ infect insects, fish, and humans (especially those with compromised immune systems).

The ____ hypothesis predicts that ecosystem functions will be maintained more reliably in natural communities when multiple species perform a given ecological function but differ in their responses to environmental changes

The substance that typically provides rigidity to fungal cell walls, and is also found in the external skeletons of insects and other arthropods, is called ____.

You discover an aquatic fungus that makes spores that use flagella to swim. Into which group should you classify this fungus? ​

Worldwide, decay of organic matter is important to the global carbon cycle because it ____ tens of billions of tons of carbon dioxide each year. ​

Why is the term "conidial fungi" confusing? ​

Your favorite tree is dying, and you find that there is a fungal infection on its leaves. If you were to look at the cells of the infected leaves of your tree, which structure(s)would you expect to find?

Production of asexual spores in ascomycetes often occurs on ____. ​

Reproduction in glomeromycetes is typically ____ via spores that form ____.

Where does karyogamy occur in basidiomycetes?

Most chytrids are ____.