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What is the primary role of the fungal component in a lichen?
What is the primary role of the fungal component in a lichen?
- Provides carbon compounds for the photosynthetic partner
- Provides nitrogen for the photosynthetic partner
- Provides protection and a suitable environment for growth (correct)
- Provides a source of energy for the photosynthetic partner
Which of these is NOT a type of lichen?
Which of these is NOT a type of lichen?
- Appendiculate (correct)
- Crustose
- Fruticose
- Foliose
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of endophytic fungi?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of endophytic fungi?
- They live in the intercellular spaces of plants
- They can improve their host's resistance to herbivores
- They are found in a variety of plant species
- They are always harmful to their host (correct)
What is the primary mode of asexual reproduction in lichens?
What is the primary mode of asexual reproduction in lichens?
Which of the following statements about the relationship between a fungus and a photosynthetic partner in a lichen is true?
Which of the following statements about the relationship between a fungus and a photosynthetic partner in a lichen is true?
Which of these organisms are NOT protists?
Which of these organisms are NOT protists?
What is the defining characteristic of plasmodial slime molds?
What is the defining characteristic of plasmodial slime molds?
How do cellular slime molds obtain their food?
How do cellular slime molds obtain their food?
What is the function of hypermastigotes in termites?
What is the function of hypermastigotes in termites?
What is the name of the amoeboid stage that cellular slime molds form when they aggregate?
What is the name of the amoeboid stage that cellular slime molds form when they aggregate?
What is the primary reproductive method for glomeromycetes?
What is the primary reproductive method for glomeromycetes?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of basidiomycetes?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of basidiomycetes?
What type of symbiotic relationship do leaf-cutter ants have with the fungi they cultivate?
What type of symbiotic relationship do leaf-cutter ants have with the fungi they cultivate?
What is the role of Streptomyces bacteria in the symbiotic relationship between leaf-cutter ants and their fungal gardens?
What is the role of Streptomyces bacteria in the symbiotic relationship between leaf-cutter ants and their fungal gardens?
How do glomeromycetes benefit from their association with plants?
How do glomeromycetes benefit from their association with plants?
Which of the following is an example of a basidiocarp?
Which of the following is an example of a basidiocarp?
What is the significance of the basidium in the life cycle of basidiomycetes?
What is the significance of the basidium in the life cycle of basidiomycetes?
What is the ecological role of fungi as decomposers?
What is the ecological role of fungi as decomposers?
Which fungal phylum is characterized by the formation of arbuscular mycorrhizae with plants?
Which fungal phylum is characterized by the formation of arbuscular mycorrhizae with plants?
Which of the following is NOT a fungal phylum?
Which of the following is NOT a fungal phylum?
Which fungal phylum produces sexual spores internally in sacs called asci?
Which fungal phylum produces sexual spores internally in sacs called asci?
What is the general term for a fungal infection in animals?
What is the general term for a fungal infection in animals?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of fungi?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of fungi?
Which of the following is a type of mycotoxin produced by Aspergillus flavus?
Which of the following is a type of mycotoxin produced by Aspergillus flavus?
Which of the following organisms is NOT included in the supergroup Unikonta?
Which of the following organisms is NOT included in the supergroup Unikonta?
Which of the following is a characteristic of slime molds?
Which of the following is a characteristic of slime molds?
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Lichen
Lichen
A symbiotic association between a fungus and a photosynthetic microorganism.
Endophytic fungi
Endophytic fungi
Fungi that live inside the intercellular spaces of plants.
Bioindicators
Bioindicators
Organisms used to assess environmental health, like lichens indicating air quality.
Asexual reproduction in lichens
Asexual reproduction in lichens
Occurs via fragmentation or soredia, clusters of hyphae with algae.
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Ascomycetes vs Basidiomycetes
Ascomycetes vs Basidiomycetes
Two main types of fungi in lichens; ascomycetes are most common.
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Glomeromycetes
Glomeromycetes
A phylum that forms arbuscular mycorrhizae with plants and reproduces asexually.
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Basidiomycetes
Basidiomycetes
Phylum known for mushrooms, producing basidia and basidiospores.
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Basidiospores
Basidiospores
Sexual spores produced by basidia in basidiocarps.
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Arbuscular mycorrhizae
Arbuscular mycorrhizae
A type of mycorrhiza formed by Glomeromycetes with plant roots.
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Fungi as decomposers
Fungi as decomposers
Fungi that recycle elements between living and nonliving worlds.
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Endophytes
Endophytes
Symbiotic fungi living inside plant tissues, providing defense.
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Leaf-cutter ants and fungi
Leaf-cutter ants and fungi
Ants that cultivate fungi in gardens for food, showing mutualism.
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Club fungi
Club fungi
Common name for Basidiomycetes due to their club-like structures.
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Zygomycota
Zygomycota
Fungal phylum characterized by a resistant zygosporangium as the sexual stage.
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Glomeromycota
Glomeromycota
Fungal phylum that forms arbuscular mycorrhizae with plants, enhancing nutrient uptake.
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Basidiomycota
Basidiomycota
Fungal phylum known for its elaborate fruiting body called basidiocarp that produces basidiospores.
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Ascomycota
Ascomycota
Fungal phylum where sexual spores are produced in sacs called asci; also produces conidia for asexual reproduction.
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Mycosis
Mycosis
A general term for a fungal infection occurring in animals.
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Fusarium
Fusarium
Genus of fungi that secretes toxins such as vomitoxin, making food poisonous.
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Unikonta
Unikonta
A supergroup that includes animals, fungi, and some related protists.
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Amoebozoans
Amoebozoans
Amoebas with lobe- or tube-shaped pseudopodia, including slime molds.
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Plasmodium in slime molds
Plasmodium in slime molds
A mass formed by plasmodial slime molds, undivided and containing diploid nuclei.
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Cellular slime molds
Cellular slime molds
Multicellular aggregates where cells retain their membranes and can form fruiting bodies.
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Gymnamoebas
Gymnamoebas
Unicellular amoebozoans found in soil and aquatic environments, known for being heterotrophic.
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Entamoeba histolytica
Entamoeba histolytica
A parasitic entamoeba causing amebic dysentery in humans.
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Photosynthetic protists
Photosynthetic protists
Aquatic producers that obtain energy from sunlight, key in food webs.
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