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Which type of conidia are large, usually septate, and club, oval, or spindle-shaped?
Which type of conidia are large, usually septate, and club, oval, or spindle-shaped?
- Microconidia
- Sporangiospore
- Blastoconidia
- Macroconidia (correct)
What type of spores are borne directly on the hyphae?
What type of spores are borne directly on the hyphae?
- Sporangiospore
- Microconidia (correct)
- Blastoconidia
- Chlamydoconidial
What is the name for the thick-walled, resistant, resting spores produced by rounding up and enlargement of the terminal hyphal cells?
What is the name for the thick-walled, resistant, resting spores produced by rounding up and enlargement of the terminal hyphal cells?
- Blastoconidia
- Arthroconidia
- Chlamydoconidial (correct)
- Sporangiospore
Which cells appear in between arthrospores in alternate arrangement?
Which cells appear in between arthrospores in alternate arrangement?
What is the function of mycelia in fungi?
What is the function of mycelia in fungi?
Which type of fungi have a fluffy, cottony, woolly, or powdery appearance in their colonies?
Which type of fungi have a fluffy, cottony, woolly, or powdery appearance in their colonies?
What distinguishes septate fungi from coenocytic fungi?
What distinguishes septate fungi from coenocytic fungi?
What is the microscopic unit of fungi composed of thread-like tubular structures?
What is the microscopic unit of fungi composed of thread-like tubular structures?
Which group of fungi forms a mat-like structure composed of intertwined hyphae?
Which group of fungi forms a mat-like structure composed of intertwined hyphae?
How do dermatophytes help identify different fungal genera through microscopic examination?
How do dermatophytes help identify different fungal genera through microscopic examination?
What type of hyphae structure is described as having swollen or branching tips that resemble chandeliers or moose antlers?
What type of hyphae structure is described as having swollen or branching tips that resemble chandeliers or moose antlers?
Which type of pigmentation is characterized by being darkly pigmented due to melanin in the cell wall?
Which type of pigmentation is characterized by being darkly pigmented due to melanin in the cell wall?
What is the term for fungi that exclusively exist in either mold or yeast phases, but not both?
What is the term for fungi that exclusively exist in either mold or yeast phases, but not both?
In fungal sexual reproduction, what special structure involves the fusion of two identical cells arising from the same hypha?
In fungal sexual reproduction, what special structure involves the fusion of two identical cells arising from the same hypha?
Which term refers to fungi that do not exhibit sexual phases and produce spores asexually?
Which term refers to fungi that do not exhibit sexual phases and produce spores asexually?
What type of fungi involves both yeast and mold phases at the same culture depending on temperature?
What type of fungi involves both yeast and mold phases at the same culture depending on temperature?
