Question 1

Match between columns
                        Premises: form an extensive dikaryotic mycelium
black bread mold
morels and truffles
have flagellated cells
microsporidia
sac fungi
most are aquatic
sexual reproduction has not been observed; form mycorrhizal associations
produce blastospores
club fungi

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Question 2

The primary mycelium of basidiomycetes is dikaryotic. 
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The primary mycelium of basidiomycetes is monokaryotic, consisting of cells with a single nucleus. It becomes dikaryotic in the secondary mycelium after two compatible monokaryotic mycelia fuse.

Question 3

In mushrooms, karyogamy occurs within the basidium . 
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Karyogamy, the fusion of two nuclei, occurs within the specialized reproductive structure called basidium in mushrooms.

Question 4

You find a moldy orange in your produce bin in your kitchen cupboard. What characteristics of this environment (consider both the orange and your kitchen) contributed to the growth of this mold? Why could a plant not have grown in this cupboard?

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Question 5

Endomycorrhizal fungi penetrate the plasma membranes of root cells. 
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Endomycorrhizal fungi penetrate the root cell walls but form arbuscules within the cells without penetrating the plasma membranes, allowing for nutrient exchange without breaching the cell's internal membrane.

Question 6

What is the economic importance of fungi? Name at least 10 products made utilizing fungi.

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Question 7

Blastospores are produced by glomeromycetes. 
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Question 8

A lichen is a combination of a fungus and a(n) photoautotroph . 
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Lichens are symbiotic associations between a fungus and a photoautotroph, which is typically an alga or cyanobacterium, that can perform photosynthesis.

Question 9

Discuss the sexual and asexual reproduction of Rhizopus , the black bread mold. Include the names of the structures involved.

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Quiz 29: The Fungi

Match the phylum with the correct word or phrase.

The primary mycelium of basidiomycetes is dikaryotic. ____________________

In mushrooms, karyogamy occurs within the basidium . ____________________

You find a moldy orange in your produce bin in your kitchen cupboard. What characteristics of this environment (consider both the orange and your kitchen) contributed to the growth of this mold? Why could a plant not have grown in this cupboard?

Endomycorrhizal fungi penetrate the plasma membranes of root cells. ____________________

What is the economic importance of fungi? Name at least 10 products made utilizing fungi.

Blastospores are produced by glomeromycetes. ____________________

A lichen is a combination of a fungus and a(n) photoautotroph . ____________________

Discuss the sexual and asexual reproduction of Rhizopus , the black bread mold. Include the names of the structures involved.