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What is a characteristic feature of fungi?
What is a characteristic feature of fungi?
Which substance do fungi lack, leading them to absorb nutrients from the environment?
Which substance do fungi lack, leading them to absorb nutrients from the environment?
What is the most common growth requirement for fungi?
What is the most common growth requirement for fungi?
Which material do fungi use to build their cell walls?
Which material do fungi use to build their cell walls?
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What is the primary nutritional requirement for fungi?
What is the primary nutritional requirement for fungi?
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Which type of reproduction is common among fungi?
Which type of reproduction is common among fungi?
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What is unique about the mitochondrion mentioned in the text?
What is unique about the mitochondrion mentioned in the text?
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What is the role of ribosomes in a fungal cell?
What is the role of ribosomes in a fungal cell?
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What are the two basic morphological types of microscopic fungi?
What are the two basic morphological types of microscopic fungi?
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Which organelle is responsible for exporting proteins from the cell?
Which organelle is responsible for exporting proteins from the cell?
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Which type of fungi is characterized by forming blastoconidia through budding?
Which type of fungi is characterized by forming blastoconidia through budding?
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What is the main function of microtubules mentioned in the text?
What is the main function of microtubules mentioned in the text?
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What is the structure formed by the elongation of blastoconidia in yeasts?
What is the structure formed by the elongation of blastoconidia in yeasts?
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What is the role of polysomes in a fungal cell?
What is the role of polysomes in a fungal cell?
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How does the classification of fungi relate to phylogenetic considerations?
How does the classification of fungi relate to phylogenetic considerations?
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How do yeasts reproduce asexually?
How do yeasts reproduce asexually?
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Which type of cell lacks cytoplasmic connections and forms pseudohyphae?
Which type of cell lacks cytoplasmic connections and forms pseudohyphae?
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What is the term for a collection of hyphae in fungi?
What is the term for a collection of hyphae in fungi?
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What is the name of the airborne spores used by many ascomycetes for asexual reproduction?
What is the name of the airborne spores used by many ascomycetes for asexual reproduction?
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What is the characteristic pigmentation of conidia responsible for?
What is the characteristic pigmentation of conidia responsible for?
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In yeasts, how does asexual reproduction typically occur?
In yeasts, how does asexual reproduction typically occur?
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What is the nutritional mode where fungi feed on animal dung known as?
What is the nutritional mode where fungi feed on animal dung known as?
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Which group of fungi includes many species that cause serious plant diseases like Dutch elm disease?
Which group of fungi includes many species that cause serious plant diseases like Dutch elm disease?
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What unique feature of sexual reproduction is found in some ascomycetes and zygomycetes?
What unique feature of sexual reproduction is found in some ascomycetes and zygomycetes?
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How do spores of fungi typically disperse after being discharged from the basidia?
How do spores of fungi typically disperse after being discharged from the basidia?
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Which phylum of fungi is known for having a sexual reproductive phase involving ascospores?
Which phylum of fungi is known for having a sexual reproductive phase involving ascospores?
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In which group of fungi is sexual reproduction never observed and is restricted to asexual reproduction?
In which group of fungi is sexual reproduction never observed and is restricted to asexual reproduction?
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Which type of fungi predominantly reproduces by the production of asexual conidiospores?
Which type of fungi predominantly reproduces by the production of asexual conidiospores?
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Which group of fungi in the text does not have any known sexual reproductive phase?
Which group of fungi in the text does not have any known sexual reproductive phase?
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Which phylum of fungi lacks cross walls in their hyphae and primarily reproduces through motile zoospores?
Which phylum of fungi lacks cross walls in their hyphae and primarily reproduces through motile zoospores?
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