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What type of relationship exists between Glomeromycetes and plant roots?
What type of relationship exists between Glomeromycetes and plant roots?
- Mutualistic (correct)
- Parasitic
- Predatory
- Commensal
What is the function of haustoria in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi?
What is the function of haustoria in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi?
- To penetrate the cell walls of root cells (correct)
- To absorb nutrients from the soil
- To decompose organic matter
- To produce spores
What is the term for the specialized hyphae that penetrate the cell walls of root cells in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi?
What is the term for the specialized hyphae that penetrate the cell walls of root cells in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi?
- Asci
- Haustoria (correct)
- Hyphae
- Conidiophores
What is the function of Ascomycetes in their ecosystem?
What is the function of Ascomycetes in their ecosystem?
What is the term for the reproductive structure in Ascomycetes that contains the spore-producing structures?
What is the term for the reproductive structure in Ascomycetes that contains the spore-producing structures?
What type of spores are produced by Ascomycetes through sexual reproduction?
What type of spores are produced by Ascomycetes through sexual reproduction?
What is the term for the specialized hyphae that produce asexual spores in Ascomycetes?
What is the term for the specialized hyphae that produce asexual spores in Ascomycetes?
Which of the following is an example of an Ascomycete?
Which of the following is an example of an Ascomycete?
What percentage of known fungal species are parasites or pathogens?
What percentage of known fungal species are parasites or pathogens?
Which of the following genera belongs to Pathogenic Zygomycetes?
Which of the following genera belongs to Pathogenic Zygomycetes?
What is the primary effect of Αflatoxin B1 on the liver?
What is the primary effect of Αflatoxin B1 on the liver?
Which of the following fungi produces mycotoxins such as aflatoxins?
Which of the following fungi produces mycotoxins such as aflatoxins?
What is the primary effect of ergotamine and lysergic acid on humans?
What is the primary effect of ergotamine and lysergic acid on humans?
Which of the following fungi infects cereals such as rye?
Which of the following fungi infects cereals such as rye?
What is the primary effect of Amanita phalloides on humans?
What is the primary effect of Amanita phalloides on humans?
Which of the following fungi causes skin and ear infections, bronchitis, and pneumonia?
Which of the following fungi causes skin and ear infections, bronchitis, and pneumonia?
What is the name of the process by which conidia form mycelia?
What is the name of the process by which conidia form mycelia?
What is the common name of the species Saccharomyces cerevisiae?
What is the common name of the species Saccharomyces cerevisiae?
What is the name of the supergroup that includes fungi, animals, and their protist relatives?
What is the name of the supergroup that includes fungi, animals, and their protist relatives?
What is the function of zygosporangia in Zygomycetes?
What is the function of zygosporangia in Zygomycetes?
What is the name of the phylum that includes black bread mold?
What is the name of the phylum that includes black bread mold?
What is the name of the structure that produces spores by asexual reproduction in Zygomycetes?
What is the name of the structure that produces spores by asexual reproduction in Zygomycetes?
What is the name of the type of spore produced by Chytrids?
What is the name of the type of spore produced by Chytrids?
What is the approximate number of species in the phylum Ascomycota?
What is the approximate number of species in the phylum Ascomycota?
What is the effect of α-amanitin on eukaryotic cells?
What is the effect of α-amanitin on eukaryotic cells?
What is the common name for Amanita muscaria?
What is the common name for Amanita muscaria?
What type of mycosis is caused by Sporotrichum schenckii?
What type of mycosis is caused by Sporotrichum schenckii?
What is the effect of phalloidin on eukaryotic cells?
What is the effect of phalloidin on eukaryotic cells?
What is the name of the fungus that causes ringworm?
What is the name of the fungus that causes ringworm?
What is the name of the disease caused by Cryptococcus neoformans?
What is the name of the disease caused by Cryptococcus neoformans?
What type of mycosis is caused by fungi that are part of our normal flora?
What type of mycosis is caused by fungi that are part of our normal flora?
What is the name of the yeast that causes candidiasis?
What is the name of the yeast that causes candidiasis?
What is the primary function of the fungus Penicillium chrysogenum?
What is the primary function of the fungus Penicillium chrysogenum?
Which fungus is responsible for producing griseofulvin, an antifungal antibiotic?
Which fungus is responsible for producing griseofulvin, an antifungal antibiotic?
What is the primary application of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae?
What is the primary application of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae?
Which of the following fungi is used in genetic engineering to produce insulin-like growth factor (IGF)?
Which of the following fungi is used in genetic engineering to produce insulin-like growth factor (IGF)?
What is the purpose of the agar plate in the antibiotic production process?
What is the purpose of the agar plate in the antibiotic production process?
Which phylum of fungi is characterized by the production of sexual spores (ascospores) internally in sacs called asci?
Which phylum of fungi is characterized by the production of sexual spores (ascospores) internally in sacs called asci?
What is the term for the disease caused by the fungus Coccidioides immitis?
What is the term for the disease caused by the fungus Coccidioides immitis?
Which type of fungi is responsible for causing the human disease known as ringworm?
Which type of fungi is responsible for causing the human disease known as ringworm?
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