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What is the primary way fungi obtain their nutrients?
What is the primary way fungi obtain their nutrients?
- By absorbing nutrients from their external environment (correct)
- By consuming other organisms
- By producing their own food through photosynthesis
- By breaking down inorganic molecules
What is the main component of the fungal cell wall?
What is the main component of the fungal cell wall?
- Peptidoglycan
- Cellulose
- Lignin
- Chitin (correct)
What is the term for fungi that obtain their nutrients from dead organic matter?
What is the term for fungi that obtain their nutrients from dead organic matter?
- Saprophytes (correct)
- Decomposers
- Detritivores
- Parasites
What is the characteristic of fungal growth temperature?
What is the characteristic of fungal growth temperature?
What is the term for the ability of some fungi to grow in different forms depending on environmental conditions?
What is the term for the ability of some fungi to grow in different forms depending on environmental conditions?
What is the primary characteristic of unicellular fungi (yeasts)?
What is the primary characteristic of unicellular fungi (yeasts)?
What is the characteristic of fungal movement?
What is the characteristic of fungal movement?
What is the characteristic of the body structures of multicellular fungi?
What is the characteristic of the body structures of multicellular fungi?
What percentage of known fungal species are parasites or pathogens?
What percentage of known fungal species are parasites or pathogens?
Which of the following fungi causes skin and ear infections, bronchitis, and pneumonia?
Which of the following fungi causes skin and ear infections, bronchitis, and pneumonia?
What is the primary effect of Aflatoxin B1 on the liver?
What is the primary effect of Aflatoxin B1 on the liver?
Which of the following fungi is known to infect cereals such as rye?
Which of the following fungi is known to infect cereals such as rye?
What is the primary effect of ergotamine on humans?
What is the primary effect of ergotamine on humans?
Which of the following fungi is known to produce toxic compounds that can cause hallucinations and temporary insanity?
Which of the following fungi is known to produce toxic compounds that can cause hallucinations and temporary insanity?
What is the characteristic structure of Basidiomycetes?
What is the characteristic structure of Basidiomycetes?
What is the function of the basidia in Basidiomycetes?
What is the function of the basidia in Basidiomycetes?
What is the primary effect of Amanita phalloides on humans?
What is the primary effect of Amanita phalloides on humans?
What type of fungi does Aspergillus flavus belong to?
What type of fungi does Aspergillus flavus belong to?
What is the role of fungi in nutrient recycling?
What is the role of fungi in nutrient recycling?
What is the type of relationship between fungi and plants in mycorrhizae?
What is the type of relationship between fungi and plants in mycorrhizae?
What is the characteristic of lichens?
What is the characteristic of lichens?
What is the function of enzymes produced by fungi as decomposers?
What is the function of enzymes produced by fungi as decomposers?
What is the term for the fruiting body of Basidiomycetes?
What is the term for the fruiting body of Basidiomycetes?
What is the ecological role of fungi as decomposers?
What is the ecological role of fungi as decomposers?
What is the term used to describe molds and yeasts?
What is the term used to describe molds and yeasts?
What is the function of zygosporangia in Zygomycetes?
What is the function of zygosporangia in Zygomycetes?
What is the name of the common mold that is a food decomposer?
What is the name of the common mold that is a food decomposer?
What is the term used to describe the Opisthokonts clade?
What is the term used to describe the Opisthokonts clade?
What is the name of the phylum that includes black bread mold?
What is the name of the phylum that includes black bread mold?
What is the function of aerial hyphae in Zygomycetes?
What is the function of aerial hyphae in Zygomycetes?
What is the term used to describe the spores produced by Chytrids?
What is the term used to describe the spores produced by Chytrids?
What is the approximate number of species in the phylum Ascomycetes?
What is the approximate number of species in the phylum Ascomycetes?
What is the main function of the fungus Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the production of bread?
What is the main function of the fungus Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the production of bread?
What is the antibiotic produced by Penicillium griseofulvum?
What is the antibiotic produced by Penicillium griseofulvum?
Which fungal phylum is characterized by the formation of arbuscular mycorrhizae with plants?
Which fungal phylum is characterized by the formation of arbuscular mycorrhizae with plants?
What is the disease caused by the fungus Amanita phalloides?
What is the disease caused by the fungus Amanita phalloides?
Which fungal group does the fungus Aspergillus flavus belong to?
Which fungal group does the fungus Aspergillus flavus belong to?
What is the purpose of the fungus Penicillium chrysogenum in the production of antibiotic?
What is the purpose of the fungus Penicillium chrysogenum in the production of antibiotic?
Which fungal phylum do mushrooms belong to?
Which fungal phylum do mushrooms belong to?
What is the disease caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum?
What is the disease caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum?
What is the name of the supergroup that includes fungi, animals, and their protist relatives?
What is the name of the supergroup that includes fungi, animals, and their protist relatives?
What is the term for the spores produced by fungi that are similar to conidia?
What is the term for the spores produced by fungi that are similar to conidia?
How many species of fungi are estimated to belong to the phylum Ascomycetes?
How many species of fungi are estimated to belong to the phylum Ascomycetes?
What is the characteristic structure of Zygomycetes that allows them to survive under unfavourable conditions?
What is the characteristic structure of Zygomycetes that allows them to survive under unfavourable conditions?
Which type of fungi is commonly known as a food decomposer?
Which type of fungi is commonly known as a food decomposer?
What is the term for the type of fungi that includes black bread mold?
What is the term for the type of fungi that includes black bread mold?
What is the name of the fungus that undergoes budding?
What is the name of the fungus that undergoes budding?
What is the primary function of the haustoria in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi?
What is the primary function of the haustoria in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi?
What is the type of mycorrhizal relationship formed by Glomeromycetes?
What is the type of mycorrhizal relationship formed by Glomeromycetes?
What is the characteristic feature of Ascomycetes reproduction?
What is the characteristic feature of Ascomycetes reproduction?
What is the function of the ascocarps in Ascomycetes?
What is the function of the ascocarps in Ascomycetes?
What is the characteristic of the relationship between Glomeromycetes and plant roots?
What is the characteristic of the relationship between Glomeromycetes and plant roots?
What is the type of structure produced by Ascomycetes for asexual reproduction?
What is the type of structure produced by Ascomycetes for asexual reproduction?
What is the function of the fungal hypha in arbuscular mycorrhizal relationships?
What is the function of the fungal hypha in arbuscular mycorrhizal relationships?
What is the primary characteristic of Glomeromycetes?
What is the primary characteristic of Glomeromycetes?
What percentage of known fungal species are parasites or pathogens?
What percentage of known fungal species are parasites or pathogens?
What type of fungus is Mucor?
What type of fungus is Mucor?
What is the toxin produced by Aspergillus flavus that can cause liver cancer?
What is the toxin produced by Aspergillus flavus that can cause liver cancer?
Which fungus is known to infect cereals such as rye and produce ergotamine?
Which fungus is known to infect cereals such as rye and produce ergotamine?
What is the effect of Aflatoxin B1 on the liver?
What is the effect of Aflatoxin B1 on the liver?
Which fungus is known to produce toxic compounds that can cause hallucinations and temporary insanity?
Which fungus is known to produce toxic compounds that can cause hallucinations and temporary insanity?
What is the characteristic of pathogenic fungi that infect plants?
What is the characteristic of pathogenic fungi that infect plants?
What is the primary function of enzymes produced by fungi as decomposers?
What is the primary function of enzymes produced by fungi as decomposers?
Which fungus is known to cause bronchitis and pneumonia?
Which fungus is known to cause bronchitis and pneumonia?
What is the characteristic of lichens?
What is the characteristic of lichens?
What is the role of fungi in nutrient recycling?
What is the role of fungi in nutrient recycling?
What is the characteristic of Basidiomycetes?
What is the characteristic of Basidiomycetes?
What is the primary role of basidia in Basidiomycetes?
What is the primary role of basidia in Basidiomycetes?
What is the type of relationship between fungi and plants in mycorrhizae?
What is the type of relationship between fungi and plants in mycorrhizae?
What is the primary function of fungi as decomposers?
What is the primary function of fungi as decomposers?
What is the characteristic of fungal growth?
What is the characteristic of fungal growth?
What is the effect of α-amanitin on eukaryotic cells?
What is the effect of α-amanitin on eukaryotic cells?
What is the main characteristic of opportunistic mycoses?
What is the main characteristic of opportunistic mycoses?
What is the term for fungal infections of hair, nails, and skin?
What is the term for fungal infections of hair, nails, and skin?
What is the cause of ringworm and athlete's foot?
What is the cause of ringworm and athlete's foot?
What is the term for fungal infections that spread through the bloodstream?
What is the term for fungal infections that spread through the bloodstream?
What is the effect of phalloidin on F-actin?
What is the effect of phalloidin on F-actin?
What is the characteristic of chromomycosis?
What is the characteristic of chromomycosis?
What is the cause of candidiasis?
What is the cause of candidiasis?
What is the function of septa in fungal hyphae?
What is the function of septa in fungal hyphae?
What is the term for the fusion of cytoplasm from two parent mycelia during sexual reproduction?
What is the term for the fusion of cytoplasm from two parent mycelia during sexual reproduction?
What is the term for the mycelium that contains haploid nuclei from each parent, which do not fuse right away?
What is the term for the mycelium that contains haploid nuclei from each parent, which do not fuse right away?
How do fungi reproduce asexually?
How do fungi reproduce asexually?
What is the term for the spore-producing structures in multicellular fungi?
What is the term for the spore-producing structures in multicellular fungi?
What is the process by which spores grow back into vegetative cells under favorable conditions?
What is the process by which spores grow back into vegetative cells under favorable conditions?
What is the main function of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in their mutualistic relationship with plants?
What is the main function of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in their mutualistic relationship with plants?
What is the characteristic of the spore-producing structures in Ascomycetes?
What is the characteristic of the spore-producing structures in Ascomycetes?
What is the name of the phylum that includes fungi that form arbuscular mycorrhizae?
What is the name of the phylum that includes fungi that form arbuscular mycorrhizae?
What is the function of the specialized hyphae called haustoria in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi?
What is the function of the specialized hyphae called haustoria in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi?
What is the name of the fruiting body of Ascomycetes that contains the spore-producing structures?
What is the name of the fruiting body of Ascomycetes that contains the spore-producing structures?
What is the term for the mutually beneficial relationship between fungi and plant roots?
What is the term for the mutually beneficial relationship between fungi and plant roots?
What is the name of the phylum that includes fungi such as black bread mold?
What is the name of the phylum that includes fungi such as black bread mold?
What is the characteristic of fungal hyphae?
What is the characteristic of fungal hyphae?
Which of the following is a characteristic of Chytrids?
Which of the following is a characteristic of Chytrids?
What is the name of the supergroup that includes fungi, animals, and their protist relatives?
What is the name of the supergroup that includes fungi, animals, and their protist relatives?
What is the term for the type of fungi that includes molds and yeasts?
What is the term for the type of fungi that includes molds and yeasts?
What is the function of zygosporangia in Zygomycetes?
What is the function of zygosporangia in Zygomycetes?
What is the primary effect of aflatoxin B1 on the liver?
What is the primary effect of aflatoxin B1 on the liver?
What is the common feature of pathogenic Zygomycetes?
What is the common feature of pathogenic Zygomycetes?
What is the role of Claviceps purpurea?
What is the role of Claviceps purpurea?
What is the characteristic of Amanita phalloides?
What is the characteristic of Amanita phalloides?
What percentage of known fungal species are parasites or pathogens?
What percentage of known fungal species are parasites or pathogens?
What is the effect of ergotamine and lysergic acid on humans?
What is the effect of ergotamine and lysergic acid on humans?
Which fungus is used to produce an antibiotic that inhibits the growth of Staphylococcus?
Which fungus is used to produce an antibiotic that inhibits the growth of Staphylococcus?
What is the characteristic of the fungus Saccharomyces cerevisiae in relation to food production?
What is the characteristic of the fungus Saccharomyces cerevisiae in relation to food production?
Which fungal phylum is characterized by the production of sexual spores (ascospores) produced internally in sacs called asci?
Which fungal phylum is characterized by the production of sexual spores (ascospores) produced internally in sacs called asci?
What is the disease caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum?
What is the disease caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum?
Which fungus is used to produce insulin-like growth factor (IGF) through genetic engineering?
Which fungus is used to produce insulin-like growth factor (IGF) through genetic engineering?
What is the characteristic of the fungus Penicillium griseofulvum?
What is the characteristic of the fungus Penicillium griseofulvum?
