Fungi Classification: Chytridiomycota and Zygomycota
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Which characteristic is unique to Chytridiomycota?

  • Growth with cross walls in hyphae
  • Production of motile spores (correct)
  • Production of zygosporangia
  • Formation of mycorrhizal associations with plants

    • Which type of fungi is commonly associated with aquatic habitats?

  • Ascomycota
  • Basidiomycota
  • Chytridiomycota (correct)
  • Zygomycota

    • What is the primary function of zygosporangia in Zygomycota?

  • Asexual reproduction
  • Forming mycorrhizal associations
  • Decomposition
  • Sexual reproduction (correct)

    • Which type of fungi has hyphae with no cross walls?

    <p>Zygomycota</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the asexual reproductive structures of Zygomycota?

    <p>Sporangia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of fungi is characterized by the presence of basidia?

    <p>Basidiomycota</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of enzymes in fungi?

    <p>To decompose organic materials</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of nuclear fusion in a basidium?

    <p>Diploid cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the long-lived, vegetative stage of fungi?

    <p>Dikaryotic mycelium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of fungi is adapted to living in liquids?

    <p>Yeasts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process by which hyphae fuse to form a mycelium?

    <p>Hyphal fusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the resistant stage in a fungus?

    <p>To allow the fungus to survive periods of adversity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of fungal cell walls?

    <p>Composed of cellulose and/or chitin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main way fungi obtain their nutrients?

    <p>By excreting extracellular digestive enzymes and absorbing dissolved food</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of fruiting bodies in fungi?

    <p>To produce spores for reproduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of fungal growth?

    <p>Indeterminate clonal growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a unique feature of fungal reproduction?

    <p>Reproduction by spores, both sexually and asexually</p> Signup and view all the answers

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