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Which of the following is true about the cell wall of fungi?
Which of the following is true about the cell wall of fungi?
- It is made up of peptidoglycan
- It is made up of proteins
- It is made up of chitin and glucans (correct)
- It is made up of cellulose
Which of the following is true about yeasts and moulds?
Which of the following is true about yeasts and moulds?
- Moulds can exist as either yeasts or moulds depending on environmental conditions
- Yeasts are multicellular fungi that grow as filamentous structures called hyphae
- Yeasts reproduce by budding while moulds reproduce by producing spores (correct)
- Moulds are single-celled organisms that usually reproduce by budding
What is the defining characteristic of moulds?
What is the defining characteristic of moulds?
- They often grow as filamentous structures called hyphae (correct)
- They reproduce by budding
- They are single-celled organisms
- They can exist as either yeasts or moulds depending on environmental conditions
What is the defining characteristic of dimorphic fungi?
What is the defining characteristic of dimorphic fungi?
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