17 Questions
What is the composition of the cell walls of fungi?
Chitin and polysaccharides
Which structure in fungi is responsible for absorbing soluble organic matter from dead substrates?
Hyphae
What is the term used for the network of hyphae in fungi?
Mycelium
In which distinct structures are various spores produced in fungi?
Fruiting bodies
Which type of reproduction in fungi involves fragmentation, fission, and budding?
Vegetative reproduction
What process in the sexual cycle of fungi involves the fusion of two nuclei?
Karyogamy
What is the specific term for the phase in fungi when two haploid cells fuse to form diploid cells directly?
Dikaryophase
Which type of spores are endogenously produced in sporangium in phycomycetes?
Aplanospores
What is the common term used for the fruiting bodies formed by fungi in which reduction division occurs leading to the formation of haploid spores?
Basidiocarp
Which class of fungi are commonly known as sac-fungi?
Ascomycetes
What is the term for the type of mycelium that is aseptate and coenocytic?
Dikaryotic mycelium
Which process leads to the formation of a zygospore in fungi?
Fusion of two gametes
What type of spores are produced exogenously on conidiophores in fungi?
Conidia
In which mycelium structure are asexual spores generally not found?
Basidiomycetes
What is the name of the structure where ascospores are endogenously produced in fungi?
Ascus
Which type of fungi are considered delicacies and include morels and truffles?
Ascomycetes
What process in fungi leads to the fusion of two vegetative cells producing a dikaryotic structure?
Plasmogamy
Learn about the unique life cycle of certain fungi, including the dikaryotic stage where cells have two nuclei before fusing to become diploid. Explore how fruiting bodies are formed and how haploid spores are produced through reduction division.
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