Figure 31.1 below depicts the outline of a large fairy ring that has appeared overnight in an open meadow, as viewed from above. The fairy ring represents the furthest advance of this mycelium through the soil. Locations A-D are all 0.5 meters below the soil surface. Responses may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Sexual reproduction has never been observed among the fungi that produce the blue-green marbling of blue cheeses. What is True of these fungi and others that do not have a sexual stage?

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Figure 31.1 below depicts the outline of a large fairy ring that has appeared overnight in an open meadow, as viewed from above. The fairy ring represents the furthest advance of this mycelium through the soil. Locations A-D are all 0.5 meters below the soil surface. Responses may be used once, more than once, or not at all.

-Sexual reproduction has never been observed among the fungi that produce the blue-green marbling of blue cheeses. What is True of these fungi and others that do not have a sexual stage?

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Sexual reproduction has never been observed among the fungi that produce the blue-green marbling of blue cheeses. These fungi, and others that do not have a sexual stage, are currently classified among the deuteromycetes. They do not form heterokaryons, and their spores are produced by mitosis.

Figure 311 Below Depicts the Outline of a Large Fairy Ring