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

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

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

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

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

What is the role of enzymes in fungi?

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

What is the result of nuclear fusion in a basidium?

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

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

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

Which type of fungi is adapted to living in liquids?

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

What is the characteristic of fungal cell walls?

<p>Composed of cellulose and/or chitin (D)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of fruiting bodies in fungi?

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

What is a characteristic of fungal growth?

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

What is a unique feature of fungal reproduction?

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

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