BESC 204 Final Exam
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1. degradation What is the primary ecological function of fungi?
2. hypha The characteristic cell of fungi that grows via polarized
growth is the
3. biological You encounter a species of fungi you do not immediately
species concept recognize. If you were to attempt to sexually cross this fun-
gus with another known fungus to determine its species,
you would be using this concept to identify it:
4. chitin Within its cell wall a true fungus has this characteristic
molecule:
5. a specialized tis- A hymenium is
sue from which
asci are pro-
duced
6. mycelium A mass of many hyphae is called
7. sporangium What structure of Chytids produce spores within
8. flagellate The fungus, Bd, is the casual agent of amphibian decline.
zoospores This fungus produces
9. none of the Coenocytic hyphae does:
above - possess simple septa
-have woronin bodies
-produce asci
-none of the above
10. Ascomycota Which of these does not produce spores in a spo-
rangium?
11. Ascomycete If you were to see an unknown fungus under a microscope
and see a hyphae and simple septa, you would have
evidence that this fungus is a:
12. Ascomycota Which of these does not produce spores in the spo-
rangium
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13. Pilobolus Which of these is a Zygomycete
14. has both + and A homothallic fungus can
- mating type
genes
15. More than one True or False: Pilobolus is a chytrid that produces sporan-
statement is un- gia at the apex of a transparent sporangiophore. The spo-
true. rangiophore is capable of orienting itself via thigmotro-
pism to eject its sporangia towards blades of grass.
16. cytoplasmic Which is the process by which spores are differentiated
cleavage within sporangia
17. Ascomycota What group of fungi are known as the "sac fungi"?
18. 1,500,000 How many species of fungi did Hawksworth infer exist in
the world?
19. sporan- Zygomycetes produce asexual spores known as:
giospores
20. This statement Members of Ascomycota are fungi that produce asexu-
is true, except al conidia and sexual spores within a sac-like structure
that the struc- called sporangium. Choose best answer:
ture Ascomyco-
ta produce sexu-
al spores in its
not termed spo-
rangium.
21. Apothecium Which of the following is the name of the cup shaped
sexual reproductive structure containing exposed asci?
22. crozier The hook-shaped cell in which karyogamy occurs within
the ascus is called:
23. this statement is Spores of the bean rust fungus Uromyces germinate
correct, except on the leaf surface and are attracted to plant stomates
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