Fungal Asexual Spore Formation Quiz
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What is the thick cell of the yeast cell of Blastomyces dermatitidis?

  • Chlamydospore (correct)
  • Arthrospore
  • Blastospore
  • Conidia

Which type of spores are inhaled from dust and create spherules and nodules in the lungs?

  • Conidia
  • Sporangiospores
  • Arthrospores (correct)
  • Blastospores

What distinctive morphology is seen in the free-living stage of Coccidioides immitis?

  • Block-like arthroconidia (correct)
  • Chlamydospores
  • Blastospores
  • Sporangiospores

Which common saprobic fungus decomposes plant matter in soil and infects appendages and lungs?

<p>Arthrospore (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes American Blastomycosis and converts to yeasts multiplying in the lungs?

<p>Conidia (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of spores cause Lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis when contaminated plant matter penetrates the skin?

<p>Arthrospore (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of spore is formed through fragmentation of hyphae?

<p>Blastospore (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of spore is typically enclosed in a characteristic sac-like structure?

<p>Sporangiospores (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which spore is formed by the breaking up of the fungal mycelium?

<p>Arthrospore (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the spores formed by budding from a parent cell?

<p>Blastospore (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of spore is primarily involved in the dispersal and reproduction of fungi?

<p>Conidia (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of asexual spore is a Chlamydospore?

<p>Spherical conidium (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of spore is known for its thick-walled, survival structure?

<p>Chlamydospore (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is an Arthrospore formed?

<p>From a septate hypha fragment at cross walls (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A Blastospore is a spore produced by budding from which type of cell?

<p>A yeast cell (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In fungal reproduction, what is characteristic of Sporangiospores?

<p>They are released when the sporangium ruptures (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which process results in the formation of Conidia?

<p>Pinching off of a special fertile hyphae (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of Chlamydospores?

<p>Formed by thickening of a hyphal cell (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do Conidia differ from Arthrospores?

<p>Arthrospores form through segmentation of vegetative hyphae. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What describes the formation process of Blastospores?

<p>Develop by pinching off of special fertile hyphae. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes Conidia from Sporangiospores?

<p>Sporangiospore are released when the sporangium ruptures. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which is true about Microconidium and macroconidium conidia?

<p>They form through segmentation of preexisting vegetative hyphae. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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