Exam 30: Fungi

Production of asexual spores in ascomycetes often occurs on ____.

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Question 81

What is the major difference between animals and fungi in how they obtain nutrients?

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Question 82

Match the fungal phylum most closely associated with each description.

commonly referred to as sac fungi

Ascomycota

one to several cells; motile spores propelled by flagella

Cryptomycota

possess aseptate hyphae; many are saprobes that feed on plant detritus in soil

Zoopagomycota

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commonly referred to as sac fungi

one to several cells; motile spores propelled by flagella

possess aseptate hyphae; many are saprobes that feed on plant detritus in soil

specialized to form mycorrhizal associations with plant roots

single-celled, sporelike parasites; phylogenetic status uncertain

include the mushroom-forming species, among others; possess a prominent fruiting body

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Question 83

Explain the difference between plasmogamy and karyogamy.

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Question 84

Most fungi are aquatic.

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Question 85

You discover a fungus that makes both sexual and asexual spores. The sexual spores are made in groups of eight within a structure that bursts open to release the spores. The structures containing sexual spores are found within a multicellular structure that is about 5 inches tall. Into which group should you classify this fungus?

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Question 86

In eastern Oregon, the mycelium of a single individual, Armillaria ostoyae , a member of the fungal phylum ____, covers an area equivalent to 1,665 football fields (nearly 6000 m across).

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Question 87

Endophytic fungi were originally discovered in pine trees.

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Production of asexual spores in ascomycetes often occurs on ____.

What is the major difference between animals and fungi in how they obtain nutrients?

Explain the difference between plasmogamy and karyogamy.

Most fungi are aquatic.

In eastern Oregon, the mycelium of a single individual, Armillaria ostoyae , a member of the fungal phylum ____, covers an area equivalent to 1,665 football fields (nearly 6000 m across).

Endophytic fungi were originally discovered in pine trees.

Introduction to Biological Concepts and Research

Life, Chemistry, and Water

Biological Molecules: the Carbon Compounds of Life

Cells

Membranes and Transport

Energy, Enzymes, and Biological Reactions

Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy

Photosynthesis

Cell Communication

Cell Division and Mitosis

Meiosis: the Cellular Basis of Sexual Reproduction

Mendel, Genes, and Inheritance

Genes, Chromosomes, and Human Genetics

Dna Structure, Replication, and Organization

Gene Expression: From Dna to Protein

Regulation of Gene Expression

Bacterial and Viral Genetics

Dna Technology: Making and Using Genetically Altered Organisms, and Other Applications

Genomes and Proteomes

The Development of Evolutionary Thought

Microevolution: Genetic Changes Within Populations

Speciation

Paleobiology and Macroevolution

Systematic Biology: Phylogeny and Classification

The Origin of Life

Prokaryotes and Viruses

Protists

Seedless Plants

Seed Plants

Animal Phylogeny, Acoelomates, and Protostomes

Deuterostomes: Vertebrates and Their Closest Relatives

The Plant Body

Transport in Plants

Plant Nutrition

Reproduction and Development in Flowering Plants

Plant Signals and Responses to the Environment

Introduction to Animal Organization and Physiology

Information Flow and the Neuron

Nervous Systems

Sensory Systems

The Endocrine System

Muscles, Bones, and Body Movements

The Circulatory System

Defenses Against Disease

Gas Exchange: the Respiratory System

Digestive Systems and Animal Nutrition

Regulating the Internal Environment: Osmoregulation, Excretion, and Thermoregulation

Animal Reproduction

Animal Development

Ecology and the Biosphere

Population Ecology

Population Interactions and Community Ecology

Ecosystems

Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

Animal Behavior

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