Question 1

The presence of ____________ indicates that the air is healthy for humans to breathe.

Accepted Answer

A)   lichens
B)   ergot
C)   yeast
D)   mycorrhizae
E)   smutsF) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

The part of a mushroom that we eat is usually the reproductive structure that supports the fruiting body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Dikaryotic cells of fungi

Accepted Answer

A)   are just another form of haploid cells.
B)   is just another name for diploid cells.
C)   contain paired haploid nuclei that fail to fuse for an extended period of time.
D)   are nonseptate plasmodial masses with many nuclei and no cell partitioning.
E)   are potential symbionts that can join with algae to form lichens.F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 4

The organism pictured below is a member of Phylum ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Ascomycota
B)   Basidiomycota
C)   Glomeromycota
D)   CytridiomycotaE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, which reproduces asexually through the production of zoospores, recently destroyed populations of harlequin frogs in Central and South America. It is a member of which phylum of fungi?

Accepted Answer

A)   Zygomycota
B)   Chytridiomycota
C)   Basidiomycota
D)   GlomeromycotaE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

When the cap of an average gilled mushroom is cut off and placed on paper, a spoke-like print eventually appears on the paper under the cap. This powdery material would be

Accepted Answer

A)   mycelia.
B)   sporangia.
C)   hyphae.
D)   basidiospores.
E)   conidiospores.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 7

Explain how the mycorrhizae and plant root interaction is considered symbiotic.

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The mycorrhizae will invade the cortex o...

Question 8

Which of the following traits is not found in both fungi and animals?

Accepted Answer

A)   saprotrophic
B)   heterotropic
C)   multicellular
D)   consumersE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Many human diseases caused by sac fungi are acquired from the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Crustose, fruticose, and foliose are varieties of

Accepted Answer

A)   rusts and smuts.
B)   mushrooms.
C)   yeasts.
D)   lichens.
E)   mycorrhizae.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

Name the structures labeled A and B in the picture. Tell how structure B is produced. In what phylum of fungi are these structures found?

Accepted Answer

These structures are found in the basidi...

Question 12

Molecular data suggests that AM fungi are more closely related to Sac than Club fungi.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Fungi from other parts of the world have caused ecological disasters in the U.S. during the last century. The American chestnut tree commonly grew in forests from Michigan to Louisiana and from Maine to Georgia. In the 1900s an invasive species, commonly known as , decimated the chestnut tree population leading to one of the worst ecological disasters in U.S. history. It is thought that the invasive fungus was imported from Japan and China. Other invasive fungi have destroyed large numbers of redbay, dogwood, and oak trees. Is human activity to blame for such disasters? What can be done to alleviate this problem?

Accepted Answer

Answers may vary. In many cases, human a...

Question 14

Mycorrhizae is a mutualistic relationship between fungi and algae in which the algae takes advantage of the fungi.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Poisonous or physiologically active chemicals found in various fungi include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   muscarine and muscaridine.
B)   psilocybin, a structural analog of LSD and mescaline.
C)   ergot alkaloids.
D)   digitoxin.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Chytrids do not possess a shared derived characteristic that all other fungi possess.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following information provides the strongest evidence to support the evolutionary relatedness between fungi and animals?

Accepted Answer

A)   They both possess a cell wall made of chitin.
B)   Both of them are heterotrophic.
C)   Molecular data showing a similarity in DNA / RNA base sequences.
D)   Some fungi and animals have flagella.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Which of the following fungi / Phylum associations is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)   button mushrooms / Basidiomycota
B)   morel mushroom / Ascomycota
C)   Chytriomyces / Cytridiomycota
D)   black bread mold / Zygomycota
E)   cup fungus / GlomeromycotaF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Exam 22: Fungi Evolution and Diversity

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, which reproduces asexually through the production of zoospores, recently destroyed populations of harlequin frogs in Central and South America. It is a member of which phylum of fungi?

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Which of the following information provides the strongest evidence to support the evolutionary relatedness between fungi and animals?

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The presence of ____________ indicates that the air is healthy for humans to breathe.

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Crustose, fruticose, and foliose are varieties of

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The organism pictured below is a member of Phylum ___________.

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Which of the following traits is not found in both fungi and animals?

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Dikaryotic cells of fungi

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The part of a mushroom that we eat is usually the reproductive structure that supports the fruiting body.

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Poisonous or physiologically active chemicals found in various fungi include all of the following EXCEPT

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Molecular data suggests that AM fungi are more closely related to Sac than Club fungi.

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When the cap of an average gilled mushroom is cut off and placed on paper, a spoke-like print eventually appears on the paper under the cap. This powdery material would be

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Explain how the mycorrhizae and plant root interaction is considered symbiotic.

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The mycorrhizae will invade the cortex o...
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Name the structures labeled A and B in the picture. Tell how structure B is produced. In what phylum of fungi are these structures found?

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These structures are found in the basidi...
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Many human diseases caused by sac fungi are acquired from the environment.

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Mycorrhizae is a mutualistic relationship between fungi and algae in which the algae takes advantage of the fungi.

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Chytrids do not possess a shared derived characteristic that all other fungi possess.

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Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, which reproduces asexually through the production of zoospores, recently destroyed populations of harlequin frogs in Central and South America. It is a member of which phylum of fungi?

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Which of the following information provides the strongest evidence to support the evolutionary relatedness between fungi and animals?

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The presence of ____________ indicates that the air is healthy for humans to breathe.

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The organism pictured below is a member of Phylum ___________.

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The part of a mushroom that we eat is usually the reproductive structure that supports the fruiting body.

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Poisonous or physiologically active chemicals found in various fungi include all of the following EXCEPT

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Molecular data suggests that AM fungi are more closely related to Sac than Club fungi.

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Explain how the mycorrhizae and plant root interaction is considered symbiotic.

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Name the structures labeled A and B in the picture. Tell how structure B is produced. In what phylum of fungi are these structures found?

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Many human diseases caused by sac fungi are acquired from the environment.

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