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What triggers the change in form of some fungi that cause human infections?
What triggers the change in form of some fungi that cause human infections?
- Change in light intensity
- Change in CO2 concentration
- Change in nutrient availability
- Change in temperature (correct)
How do fungi obtain their nutrients?
How do fungi obtain their nutrients?
- Through photosynthesis
- By producing their own food through cellular respiration
- By absorbing nutrients directly from outside their bodies (correct)
- By ingesting food and then digesting it internally
What is a saprotroph?
What is a saprotroph?
- An organism that lives in or on another living organism
- An organism that obtains its food from dead and decaying matter (correct)
- An organism that has a symbiotic relationship with another organism
- An organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis
What is the term for a parasite that can only survive and grow in living cells?
What is the term for a parasite that can only survive and grow in living cells?
How do fungi digest their food?
How do fungi digest their food?
What is the mode of nutrition in fungi?
What is the mode of nutrition in fungi?
What type of fungi can infect their host and bring about its death, and then live saprotrophically on the remains?
What type of fungi can infect their host and bring about its death, and then live saprotrophically on the remains?
How do fungal hyphae penetrate plant hosts?
How do fungal hyphae penetrate plant hosts?
What enzymes do fungi produce to digest the middle lamellae of cell walls?
What enzymes do fungi produce to digest the middle lamellae of cell walls?
What specialized structure do obligate parasites possess to aid in penetration and absorption?
What specialized structure do obligate parasites possess to aid in penetration and absorption?
What type of symbiotic association is formed between fungi and algae?
What type of symbiotic association is formed between fungi and algae?
What is the term for the symbiotic association between a fungus and the roots of higher plants?
What is the term for the symbiotic association between a fungus and the roots of higher plants?
What is the term used to describe the body or vegetative structure of a fungus?
What is the term used to describe the body or vegetative structure of a fungus?
What is the term used to describe fungi that have hyphae with cross walls or septa separating cells?
What is the term used to describe fungi that have hyphae with cross walls or septa separating cells?
What is the term used to describe fungi that can exist in two distinct forms?
What is the term used to describe fungi that can exist in two distinct forms?
What is the mode of reproduction in yeasts?
What is the mode of reproduction in yeasts?
What is the result of fungal degradation on certain materials?
What is the result of fungal degradation on certain materials?
What is the impact of fungi on human health and crops?
What is the impact of fungi on human health and crops?
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