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Fungi are harmful in that they:
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Cause Dutch elm disease and chestnut blight
Cause diaper rash and ringworm infection
d. Both A and B are correct
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Within the fungi, classification is based on:
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Reproductive structures
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A plant disease called ergot is caused by:
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Claviceps purpurea
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Which of the following is not a phylum of the fungi?
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Angiosperms
Gymnosperms
e. Both A and D are correct
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Fungi are beneficial in that they:
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Have helped biologists learn about genetics
Have helped in the making of cheese and bread
Have helped in the making of fuel
Have been used to make antibiotics
e. All of the above are correct
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Ruminants such as cattle could not digest cellulose without the help of:
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Chytridiomycetes and bacteria
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Associations of fungi and plant roots are called:
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Micorrhizae
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In fungi when two individuals fuse a stage is formed that is:
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Dikaryotic
Unique to fungi
d. Both A and B are correct
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Histoplasma capsulatum:
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Is a fungus
Likes to inhabit bird droppings
e. Both A and B are correct
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In a fungus aggregated hyphae form a specialized spore producing organ called a:
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Fruiting body
Mushroom
Puff ball
Truffle
e. All of the above are correct
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The fungus Arthrobotrys anchonia, a carnivorous fungus, belongs to the:
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Ascomycota
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Zygospores:
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Are produced by fungi from the merger of two haploid cells
Have a distinctive spiny dark wall
d. Both A and C are correct
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Ascomycetes aid in the production of:
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Penicillin
Cyclosporine
Bread and cheese
Beer and wine
e. All of the above are correct
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Fungi that produce a thick-walled diploid cell called a zygospore formed from the union of two cells are:
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Zygomycetes
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Fungi that do not have a known sexual phase are:
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Deuteromycetes
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