Ch.26 Fungi Flashcards
Which of the following is NOT a property of fungi?
a. Filamentous.
b. Heterotropic.
c. Multicellular.
d. Prokaryotic.
Prokaryotic
_____ are specialized hyphae that can penetrate host cells and absorb nutrients.
a. Haustoria
b. Rhizoids
c. Snare
d. Saprobes
Haustoria
Name the largest phylum of fungi.
a. Chytridiomycota.
b. Glomeromycota.
c. Basidiomycota.
d. Ascomycota.
Ascomycota
Ascomycetes are responsible for many serious plant diseases including _____.
a. powdery mildew
b. Dutch elm disease
c. chestnut blight
d. all of the above
e. B and C
All of the above
_____ are the multicellular fruiting structures of ascomycetes, which produce sexual spores.
a. Ascospores
b. Ascogonia
c. Ascocarps
d. Ascogenous hyphae
Ascocarps
An ascogonium is a(n) _____.
a. male gametangium
b. female gametangium
c. antheridium
d. conidia
female gametangium
Slit-like structures found beneath the cap of a typical mushroom are known as ________.
a. annulus
b. gills
c. pileus
d. volva
gills
Lichens are sensitive to ___.
a. air pollution
b. extreme temperatures
c. drought
d. fire
fire
Lichens with leaflike thalli that overlap, forming a scaly, lobed body, are known as __________.
a. crustose
b. fructicose
c. foliose
d. A and B
foliose
Which of the following is TRUE for lichens?
a. Survive in extreme conditions.
b. Environmental indicator of pollution.
c. Known for longevity.
d. All of the above.
All of the above
Hyphae in fungi are connected to adjacent hyphae by which of the following?
a. Crosswall pores.
b. Reproductive cells.
c. Polysaccharides.
d. Spores.
Crosswall pores
Modified hyphae, which anchor fungi to a substrate, are ________.
a. haustoria
b. gametangia
c. septa
d. rhizoids
rhizoids
Most fungi have cell walls composed of _____.
a. cellulose
b. chitin
c. glycogen
d. chlorophyll
chitin
Zygomycetes lack what structure?
a. Rhizoids.
b. Septa.
c. Stolons.
d. Sporangiophores.
Septa
An ascoma of the true morel contains which of the following?
a. Hymenium.
b. Hollow stalk.
c. Convoluted fruiting body.
d. All of the above.
All of the above