FUNGI - MOLDS AND YEASTS QUIZ

Which spore is on a club and results from the fusion of two nuclei from different strains of the same fungi?

Blastospore

Ascospore

Conidiospore

Basidiospore

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Fungi are generally not

spore-producing

multicellular

containing cell walls

photosynthetic

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The fungus responsible for ergotism belongs to which of the following fungal divisions?

Oomycota

Ascomycota

Zygomycota

Deuteromycota

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Saprophytic fungi

both (a) and (b)

engulf their food in order to break it down.

None of these

secure their food from dead organic materials

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Fungi in the division Deuteromycota are characterized by the fact that

they only reproduce sexually

a method of sexual reproduction has not been identified

they form sexual spores called deuterospores

they are incapable of sexual reproduction

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The basidiomycetes include plant parasites that can cause

candidiasis

Dutch elm disease & chestnut blight

ergot disease

rust and smut diseases

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Why are slime molds considered to resemble plants?

They can photosynthesize

They form structures that resemble leaves

They form a threadlike structure

They have cell walls composed largely of cellulose

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The thallus of a mold consists of

both (a) and (b)

none of these

spores

mycelium

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The terms mycelium and hyphae are associated with

fungi

algae

viruses

protozoa

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Achlorophyllous means

lacking chlorophyll

unable to use CO2

none of these

leading in chlorophyll

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