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True or false: Fungi are photo-autotrophs?
True or false: Fungi are photo-autotrophs?
False
True or false: Fungi can fix N2?
True or false: Fungi can fix N2?
False
True or false: Fungi have a haploid nuclei?
True or false: Fungi have a haploid nuclei?
True
True or false: Fungi obtain energy by degrading complex organic molecules?
True or false: Fungi obtain energy by degrading complex organic molecules?
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True or false: Fungi have a cell wall made of chitin and polysaccharides?
True or false: Fungi have a cell wall made of chitin and polysaccharides?
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True or false: Fungi and animals are each other's closest relatives.
True or false: Fungi and animals are each other's closest relatives.
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True or false: Yeasts reproduce asexually by producing an identical but separate daughter cell.
True or false: Yeasts reproduce asexually by producing an identical but separate daughter cell.
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True or false: Filamentous fungi reproduce via spores.
True or false: Filamentous fungi reproduce via spores.
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True or false: Dimorphic yeasts/fungi transition between yeast and filamentous forms based on environmental cues.
True or false: Dimorphic yeasts/fungi transition between yeast and filamentous forms based on environmental cues.
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True or false: Sexual spores in fungi are usually more hardy structures allowing survival in adverse conditions.
True or false: Sexual spores in fungi are usually more hardy structures allowing survival in adverse conditions.
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Which of the following is a defining characteristic of fungi?
Which of the following is a defining characteristic of fungi?
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What is the main way fungi obtain energy?
What is the main way fungi obtain energy?
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What is the reproductive structure of filamentous fungi?
What is the reproductive structure of filamentous fungi?
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Which of the following is NOT a difference between fungi and plants?
Which of the following is NOT a difference between fungi and plants?
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What is the cellular organization of fungi?
What is the cellular organization of fungi?
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Which phylum of fungi contains the highest number of species?
Which phylum of fungi contains the highest number of species?
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What is the advantage of homothallism in fungi?
What is the advantage of homothallism in fungi?
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Which kingdom is the closest relative of fungi?
Which kingdom is the closest relative of fungi?
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Which type of fungi reproduces asexually by producing an identical but separate daughter cell?
Which type of fungi reproduces asexually by producing an identical but separate daughter cell?
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Which phylum of fungi contains the smallest number of species?
Which phylum of fungi contains the smallest number of species?
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